3h ago

Staff Physical Design Engineer

Toronto, ON

$163k-$182k / year

full-timesenior

🛠 Tech Stack

💼 About This Role

You'll implement complex digital blocks in advanced tech nodes, driving timing closure and power integrity for high-performance ASICs. Working alongside world-class engineers, you'll define system optimizations pioneering new photonics challenges. This role offers hands-on impact on cutting-edge AI hardware at a $4.4B valued startup.

🎯 What You'll Do

  • Implement digital blocks from synthesis through physical verification
  • Understand and debug timing constraints, derates, and margins
  • Build and customize power grid for power integrity goals
  • Debug DRC/LVS and implement Functional/Timing ECOs

📋 Requirements

  • Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
  • At least 8+ years of industry experience as a Physical Design Engineer
  • Completed blocks or top level physical design for taped-out ASICs or mixed signal chips
  • Thorough knowledge of timing closure and LVS/DRC closure

✨ Nice to Have

  • Master's in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
  • Hands-on experience with Cadence tools
  • Tape-out experience on 3nm designs

🎁 Benefits & Perks

  • 🏥 Comprehensive Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • 💰 Retirement Savings Matching Program
  • 🏖️ Generous Time Off (Vacation, Sick, Public Holidays)
  • 👶 Paid Family Leave
  • 🚗 Commuter Benefits

📨 Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks · AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter screen· 30 min
  2. 2Technical interview· 60 min
  3. 3Onsite interviews· 240 min

🚩 Heads Up

  • Mentions manual layout and silicon photonics layout which may be outside typical PD scope
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