Principal ASIC Design Engineer

Nokia; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in telecommunications is seeking an experienced ASIC Design Engineer to join their Optical Networks division. This role involves innovative ASIC design for the Coherent Optics market, requiring a strong background in engineering and significant industry experience. Successful candidates will collaborate with talented teams and lead projects that redefine connectivity, tackling exciting challenges in today's AI-driven data center landscape.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10+ years ASIC design experience.
• Solid design and debugging skills.
• Good knowledge of ASIC design flow/tools.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of an ASIC design team to build leading-edge chips.
• Subsystem development in optical coherent DSP ASICs.
• Design optimization through micro-architecture and RTL.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication

Teamwork

Education

B.Sc. in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Higher degrees preferred

Tools

MATLAB

ASIC design tools

Job description

In an increasingly connected world, the pandemic has highlighted just how essential telecom networks are to keeping society running.The Network Infrastructuregroup is at the heart of a revolution to connectivity, pushing the boundaries to deliver more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise

Join Optical Networks division, where innovation meets scale in the AI-driven data center era. With the recent acquisition of Infinera, we’ve united two industry leaders to create an optical networking powerhouse—combining cutting-edge technology with proven leadership to redefine the future of connectivity.

Infinera is now part of the Nokia Corporation and its subsidiaries. When you apply, the information you share will be handled with care and used only for recruitment purposes within the group.

Qualifications

· B.Sc. in Elec/Computer Engineering is a must, higher degrees preferred

· Minimum of 10+ years ASIC design experience

· Solid design (micro-architecture/implementation) and debugging skills

· Working knowledge of DSP/FEC and communication theories

· Strong problem-solving skills

· Good verbal/written communication skills and teamwork

· Good knowledge of ASIC design flow/tools, with backend knowledge being a great asset

Assets

· Working knowledge of MATLAB and other scripting languages

· Knowledge of OTN, CAUI, and other telecom protocols

· Design Experience with Ethernet standards 100G to 800G would be an asset

Responsibilities

· Work as part of a world-class ASIC design team, building leading-edge chips for the Coherent Optics market.

· Subsystem development in large mixed-signal optical coherent DSP ASICs

· Work with the system architect to define spec/micro-architecture and RTL development

· Design size/timing/power optimization via micro-architecture/RTL/Synthesis

· Layout support for quality final product and TTM

· Work as an independent contributor or lead a team to deliver defined tasks