About BTA Design Services

Headquartered in Ottawa, BTA Design Services supports the electronic design community across Canada and internationally, specializing in ASIC and FPGA design, verification, and embedded software development. We strengthen our clients' engineering teams and accelerate the delivery of complete, production ready designs. We are adaptable, efficient, and built around exceptional technical talent.

Our continued growth reflects the trust our clients place in us, and we are currently searching globally for a Senior Physical Design Engineer with deep expertise in place and route. You will join BTA Design Services as an employee and work on behalf of one of our clients, an industry leader building advanced silicon platforms for next generation AI infrastructure. The work pairs leading edge CMOS design with the bandwidth and power demands of modern AI, and the client partners with the world's foremost foundries to bring frontier designs to production.

As a Senior Physical Design Engineer, you will own backend implementation from netlist to GDSII on challenging blocks and sub-systems. You will apply advanced flows and techniques on single-digit FinFET technology nodes, working alongside a strong and experienced team to bring complex designs to closure. This is a senior, fully remote role, and you may be located anywhere.





Run place and route implementation flows and analyze the results. Debug issues spanning tools, timing constraints, DFT, and design. Partner with the design team to improve RTL and make it implementation friendly.

Interface with analog and front-end teams to align on shared objectives. 8 or more years of relevant experience in ASIC digital place and route. Solid grasp of CTS concepts and the ability to design clocks to meet timing requirements.

Experience with timing closure and ECO implementation (PT-ECO or Tweaker experience is an asset).

Exposure to several of the following: synthesis, StarRC, PT DMSA, RedHawk, Calibre, and formal verification (LEC or Formality).

Remote

Work

This role is fully remote and open to candidates in any location.

We offer challenging, stimulating technical work with companies that lead the world in technology and innovation. At BTA Design Services, we know our strength lies in the people who join us, so we foster an environment where everyone is trusted, valued, and engaged. BTA Design Services is an equal prospect employer. Accommodations are available on request at any stage of hiring. This posting is for recruitment purposes only and does not constitute an offer of employment or a contract.

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