Senior Physical Design Engineer (ASIC)

Location: Ottawa, Canada

Salary: CAD 109,000–174,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops high-speed connectivity infrastructure and optical fiber transmission solutions for the telecommunications industry.

What you will do

• Define physical architectures and maintain robust netlist-to-GDSII implementation flows using EDA tools.
• Create floorplans, power grids, and clock distribution networks optimized for performance, power, and area.
• Run Place & Route trials, static timing analysis, timing and functional ECOs, and timing closure activities.
• Integrate analog blocks into large mixed-signal SoC ASICs with analog, RTL, and ASIC/SoC teams.
• Resolve DFT timing challenges through scan chain reordering, placement, and CTS constraint management.
• Develop automation scripts, analyze formal verification reports, and collaborate with EDA vendors to improve workflows.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related scientific discipline, plus significant ASIC physical design and timing closure experience.
• Understanding of submicron technology nodes, the full backend ASIC flow, and timing, power, and area trade-offs.
• Proven experience with Place & Route tools and backend-flow automation scripting.
• Understanding of UPF and SOCV/POCV concepts.
• Experience with physical design of large mixed-signal SoC ASICs and advanced technology nodes.

Nice to have

• Experience with multiple power domains, physical verification using Calibre, and power integrity analysis such as EMIR.
• Hands-on experience creating and validating timing constraints and performing Static Timing Analysis.
• Experience with physical synthesis and complete RTL-to-GDS flows using industry-standard EDA tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment spanning RTL, analog, ASIC/SoC, layout, architecture, and tool-vendor teams.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Canada DCPP with company matching and an Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Company-paid holidays, paid sick leave, vacation time, and applicable family and other leave benefits.
• Employee Assistance Program and opportunities for professional development.