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Physical Design Engineering Director

Astera Labs 🇨🇦 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Onsite $200,000 - $250,000 (CAD) Full-time Director

Lead and develop the Toronto physical design team, owning block- and top-level implementation of retimer and signal-conditioning ASICs from floorplanning through tapeout and sign-off. Coordinate with cross-functional and global teams, integrate vendor IP, and establish scalable physical design methodologies and quality checks.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop the Toronto physical design team, owning block- and top-level implementation of retimer and signal-conditioning ASICs from floorplanning through tapeout and sign-off. Coordinate with cross-functional and global teams, integrate vendor IP, and establish scalable physical design methodologies and quality checks.

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field, with a master's preferred, plus 15 or more years of advanced-node SoC physical design experience and at least five years leading teams or projects. Candidates need hands-on expertise across the physical design and sign-off flow, proficiency with Cadence or Synopsys tools, and scripting skills in Tcl, Python, or Perl; high-speed SerDes knowledge is preferred.

Key Skills

Physical design of ASICs Block-level implementation Top-level implementation Floorplanning Tapeout and sign‑off processes Cadence design tools Synopsys design tools Tcl scripting Python scripting Perl scripting High‑speed SerDes knowledge Cross‑functional team coordination Vendor IP integration Scalable methodology development Quality‑check establishment Leadership of engineering teams Advanced‑node SoC experience Project management Technical mentorship Problem solving in physical design flow

About Astera Labs

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink™ Fusion, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.

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