Staff ASIC Design Engineer

Nokia; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in Ottawa is seeking an experienced ASIC Design Engineer. You will work independently on the development and verification of cutting-edge SoCs, collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve technical issues. A minimum of 5 years of ASIC design experience is required, with a strong foundation in DSP/FEC knowledge and programming skills in MatLab. This role offers an opportunity to be part of a technological revolution in optical networking.

Qualifications

• 5+ years ASIC design experience required.
• Solid design and debugging skills essential.
• Experience with ethernet standards is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and verify SoCs based on latest technology.
• Contribute to algorithm development and performance verification.
• Collaborate with experts to ensure competitive solutions.

Skills

ASIC design experience

DSP/FEC knowledge

Problem solving skills

Teamwork

MatLab and scripting languages

Knowledge of telecom protocols

Education

B.Sc. in Elec/Computer Engineering

Tools

ASIC design flow/tools

Job description

In an increasingly connected world, the pandemic has highlighted just how essential telecom networks are to keeping society running. The Network Infrastructure group 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 the 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.

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Elec/Computer Engineering is a must, higher degrees preferred
• Minimum of 5+ 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 team work
• Good knowledge of ASIC design flow/tools, with backend knowledge being a great asset
• 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:
  • 100GE – cl45, cl49, CL82, CL91, CL119
  • 200Ge , 400Ge – cl161, cl116
  • 800ge – 802.df/800ETA
  • PTP 1588 Standard
  • Ethernet frame types
  • Packet insertion/extraction

Responsibilities

• Working as independent contributor in development and verification of the world leading SoCs based on latest technology ASICs and FPGAs
• Working as independent contributor in algorithm development, fixed-point modelling and fixed-point performance verification
• Working with experts of different areas to ensure the most competitive solutions
• Cooperating with system engineers, HW/SW development, suppliers and other relevant functions to solve technical issues
• Supporting HW/SW bring-up and debug