Altera
Place and Route Design Automation Engineer
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Senior
Sponsorship not specified$84k-$121kDetected 4 days ago
PythonAlgorithmsLinuxCadenceFPGAElectrical Engineering
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About the role
- At Altera™, our independence as the world's largest pure ‑ play FPGA solutions provider gives us the focus, speed, and agility to innovate without compromise.
- Contribute to the development of new methodologies for next-generation Place & Route flows and tool enhancements.
- Assist in evaluating and testing new P&R tool capabilities and methodologies.
Responsibilities
- Work on Place & Route tools, flows, and methodologies for FPGA silicon design development.
- Help maintain and improve existing P&R automation flows and infrastructure.
- Provide end-user support for flow tools, including debugging issues and promoting best practices.
- Develop and enhance scripts and automation utilities to improve usability, efficiency, and scalability.
- Support improvements in P&R quality of results (timing, power, congestion, density, and overall design closure).
- Identify design or flow bottlenecks and implement practical optimizations.
- Collaborate closely with multi-geo teams across physical design, RTL, synthesis, and CAD to ensure robust end-to-end flow support.
- Document methodologies, flow updates, and usage guidelines.
- As an independent company, we move faster, invest deeper, and partner more closely-empowering our teams to drive breakthrough innovation and shape the future of the FPGA industry.
- Altera is seeking a motivated Senior Place & Route (P&R) Design Automation Engineer to join our Design Methodology and Automation organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, with 7+ years of industry experience in semiconductor design or design automation.
- 7+ years of experience working with Place & Route tools and strong applied knowledge of P&R algorithms, methodologies, and design flows.
- 7+ years of experience using industry-standard EDA vendor tools (e.g., Synopsys and Cadence P&R tool suites) in production design environments.
- 7+ years of strong coding experience in Tcl, Perl, and Python for automation, scripting, and tool integration.
- 7+ years of experience working in Unix/Linux development environments.
- 7+ years of experience applying physical design fundamentals, including floorplanning, placement, clocking, routing, and static timing analysis (STA).
- 7+ years of experience debugging and resolving tool, flow, or design issues in a collaborative engineering environment.
- 7+ years of experience collaborating with cross-functional and/or multi-geo engineering teams to support design execution.
- We use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants for the position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. Canadian work experience is not required for this role.
- Applicants must be eligible for any required Canada export authorizations.
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in Place & Route (P&R), physical design, or design automation within FPGA or ASIC development environments.
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Compensation
- Our compensation is designed to reflect the Canadian labour market.
- The actual salary offered may vary based on several factors, including the position's location, as well as the candidate's experience, skills, training, and job-specific knowledge.
- In addition to base salary, we offer performance-based incentive opportunities that reward both individual contributions and overall company success.
- Estimated Salary Range: $83,500 - 120,925 CAD
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