Senior ASIC Design Engineer

  • ottawa

A Semiconductor design company are looking for an experienced ASIC Design Engineer to join their team, to work on a variety of cutting edge projects across various products in the Semiconductor space.

Due to stable and organic growth as a result of having a strong reputation in the industry, the business is gong from strength to strength and are keen to build on their current design expertise.

Key Responsibilities:

  • high-level requirements and transform them into meticulous specifications.
  • and execute RTL logic (predominantly Verilog or System Verilog), conduct block-level simulation, ASIC synthesis, DFT insertion, and ensure timing closure.
  • closely with the verification team, design team, hardware team, and support team.
  • lab bring-up, facilitate product integration, and provide support.
  • technical assistance to clients, guiding them through intricate technical challenges.

Key Qualifications:

We seek a seasoned individual, preferably a senior/staff/principal IC Design Engineer, possessing the following attributes:

  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent skills/experience.
  • Over 8 years of relevant experience in progressively senior roles.
  • Proficiency in modern ASIC development, encompassing RTL logic design, synthesis, STA, lint, LEC, and proficiency in PnR.
  • Expertise in handling complex asynchronous clock boundaries and high-speed serial interfaces.
  • Familiarity with lab environments, adept at troubleshooting issues up to the system level.
  • Experience or familiarity with some of the following: Processor sub-systems (ARM, RISC-V), NOCs, GPUs, Display Interfaces, 10/25/40/100GbE, PCIe, AI Cores, Packet Processing, Routers/Switches.
  • Proficiency with industry-standard interfaces such as AHB, AXI, APB, AMBA, HDMI, DisplayPort, USB, Ethernet, PCIe, SPI, I2C, USB, GPIO, SRIO, DDR/SDRAM/DMA.
  • Additional experience in test verification and scripting would be advantageous.
  • Demonstrated track record as a proactive self-starter, a collaborative team player, and an effective leader.