Staff Physical Design Engineer

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Staff Physical Design Engineer based in Canada. This role offers the opportunity to lead the physical implementation of next-generation semiconductor chips supporting advanced AI computing applications. You will translate sophisticated microarchitectures into high-performance, power-efficient silicon, owning designs from netlist through foundry tapeout. The position combines hands-on physical design expertise with technical leadership across block-level and top-level implementation. You will tackle challenging timing, power, area, and signal integrity requirements using industry-standard EDA tools. Collaboration with design, verification, and foundry teams will be central to achieving robust and manufacturable results. You will also help improve physical design methodologies and automation flows to accelerate future chip development.