Manager, Static Timing Analysis (STA)

Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

Job Details:

Job Description:

Altera is seeking a Manager, Static Timing Analysis (STA) to lead a team responsible for timing closure and signoff of advanced FPGA designs! This role will play a critical part in ensuring high-performance, power-efficient silicon by driving timing methodology, analysis, and optimization across complex designs.

The ideal candidate brings deep STA expertise, strong leadership experience, and a proven ability to collaborate across design, physical implementation, and architecture teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership:
  Build, manage, and mentor a high-performing STA team; drive technical excellence and career development.

• Timing Closure & Signoff:
  Own end-to-end STA for FPGA designs, including constraint development, timing analysis, and timing signoff.

• Methodology Development:
  Define and implement robust STA methodologies, flows, and best practices to improve timing convergence and design quality.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  Partner with RTL design, synthesis, physical design (P&R), and architecture teams to identify and resolve timing issues.

• Performance Optimization:
  Drive improvements in performance, power, and area (PPA) through timing-driven design and optimization techniques.

• Tool & Flow Expertise:
  Leverage industry-standard EDA tools to analyze timing, debug violations, and automate flows where applicable.

• Project Execution:
  Ensure on-time delivery of timing closure milestones across multiple programs.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Experience:
  10+ years of experience in Static Timing Analysis (STA) for ASIC or FPGA designs.
   

• Leadership:
  3+ years of experience managing or leading engineering teams.
   

• Technical Expertise:

  • Deep knowledge of STA concepts (setup/hold, clock domain crossing, timing constraints)

  • Strong experience with timing signoff tools (e.g., PrimeTime or equivalent)

  • Understanding of synthesis, place & route, and full chip implementation flows
     

• Design Flow Knowledge:
  Solid understanding of:

  • RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog)

  • Timing closure methodologies

  • Low-power and high-performance design challenges
     

• Debug & Analysis:
  Strong skills in root-cause analysis of timing violations and driving closure across complex designs.
   

• Education:
  Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA architecture and design flows

• Familiarity with advanced nodes and high-speed designs

• Exposure to scripting/automation (e.g., Tcl, Python) for timing analysis

• Experience working in large-scale, distributed engineering environments

Why Join Altera

• Lead critical STA efforts for next-generation FPGA platforms

• Work on cutting-edge technology in AI, data center, and networking applications

• Collaborate with world-class engineering teams across silicon design and implementation

Job Type:

Regular

Shift:

Shift 1 (Canada)

Primary Location:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Additional Locations:

Posting Statement:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by local law, regulation, or ordinance.