JOB POSTING INFORMATION
Position Type:	Professional Experience Year Co-op (PEY Co-op: 12-16 months)
Job Title:	Physical Design Engineer (Intern)
Job Location:	Toronto
Job Location Type:	On-Site
If working on site, can you provide a copy of your COVID-19 safety protocols?:	No
Number of Positions:	1
Salary:	$0.00 hourly for 0.0 hours per week
Start Date:	05/06/2024
End Date:	08/30/2025
Job Function:	Engineering
Job Description:	The Opportunity We're looking for the Wavemakers of tomorrow.   Alphawave Semi enables tomorrow’s future by accelerating the critical data communication at the heart of our digital world – from seamless video streaming to AI to the metaverse and much more. Our technology powers product innovation in the most data-demanding industries today, including data centers, networking, storage, artificial intelligence, 5G wireless infrastructure, and autonomous vehicles. Customers partner with us for mission-critical data communication, our innovative technologies, and our proven track record. Together, we enable the next generation of digital technology.
Job Requirements:	About Our Team We value growth and collaboration in the Digital Design Verification team.  We enjoy working together and take pride in supporting each other to deliver results.  Our group is fun, dynamic, and social.  Those who wish to pursue a career in semiconductors will find many opportunities on this team to learn new skills, be challenged, and take on real responsibilities Physical Design Engineer (Intern) Alphawave Semi builds industry-leading wired connectivity solutions that enable data to travel faster, more reliably, and with higher performance at lower power. Our technology is embedded in leading-edge semiconductors built to power global network and computer systems. It is an essential part of the core infrastructure enabling next generation services in data centres, artificial intelligence, 5G wireless infrastructure, data networking, autonomous vehicles, and solid-state storage. What You’ll Do: Exposure to the backend process through the entire implementation flow Assist in the flow scripting and benchmark trial runs Physical synthesis with special focus on power and area optimization trials Clock Tree Synthesis / Optimization trials Static timing verification and timing closure Perform physical verification (DRC,ANT,LVS,ERC,…) Perform EM/IR analysis to reduce power integrity issues and improve the IC design What you’ll Need: Enrolled in Electrical or Computer Engineering University program Knowledge of industry standard IC design tools (synthesis, simulation, equivalence checking, static timing analysis) is an asset Experience with scripting, Linux/Unix environment Tools/Languages:   Verilog, TCL, Python, Perl, C/C++, GNU Make Some understanding of ASIC/IC design flow     Diversity & Inclusivity Alphawave Semi is based out of one of the most diverse countries in the world. This includes differences related to race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender expression and presentation, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability and socioeconomic status. To us, diversity is one our strongest assets to our organization. We commit ourselves to promoting the recognition and appreciation of our diverse and rich culture. We believe that it is critical to our success to promote freedom of thought and opinion in a respectful environment. The decisions we make are rooted by respectfully considering each other’s thoughts and opinions and by working towards a greater common goal.   Accommodation Alphawave Semi is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including visible minorities, Indigenous People, and persons with disabilities. We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. If as a qualified job applicant, you request accommodation, Alphawave Semi will consult with you to provide reasonable accommodations according to your specific needs. If you wish to make a request, you will be provided an opportunity if you’re applications is selected to proceed in our hiring process
Preferred Disciplines:	Computer Engineering Computer Science Electrical Engineering Engineering Science (Electrical and Computer) Engineering Science (Physics)
All Co-op programs:	No
Targeted Co-op Programs:	Targeted Programs Professional Experience Year Co-op (12 - 16 months)

APPLICATION INFORMATION
Application Deadline:	Nov 23, 2023 11:59 PM
Application Receipt Procedure:	Online via system
Additional Application Information:	Please include your resume along with your average GPA score.
U of T Job Coordinator:	Ryan Hand

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION
Organization:	AlphaWave SEMI
Division:	Main Office
Website:	www.awavesemi.com

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Length of Workterm:	FIXED PEY Co-op: 16 months