Semiconductor and hardware jobs in Canada: chip design, embedded and process roles

750 open semiconductor and hardware roles at 147 companies in Canada: Chip design, verification and FPGA (116), Embedded and firmware (125), Electrical, RF and signal processing (50), Hardware engineering and architecture (192), Fab, process and manufacturing engineering (111), Software, DevOps and IT (55), Product, program and leadership (32). 716 of them are open to candidates of any nationality; the rest ask for citizenship or a government security check. 12 mention relocation support.

Rebuilt 25 Oct 2026
open roles
750
companies
147
open to any nationality
95%
median stated pay
$85k

Companies hiring

CompanyOpen rolesAny nationalityRelocation
AMD92100%
Qualcomm86100%
Synopsys37100%
Ciena Corporation29100%
Microchip Technology28100%
Tenstorrent24100%
Excelitas Technologies18100%
Lumentum17100%
Xanadu16100%
Lightmatter13100%
Marvell Technology12100%
Arm Holdings11100%2
Broadcom11100%
NVIDIA10100%
Kepler Communications10100%

Newest roles

OpenText

opentext.com
opentext.com • HQ: Waterloo, Canada • Information Security • CMS & Digital Experience Platforms • Document Management • 5000+ employees • Est. 1991 • Trust A • Hiring 224, 19 new
HQ: Waterloo, Canada • Information Security • CMS & Digital Experience Platforms • Document Management • 5000+ employees • Est. 1991 • Trust A • Hiring 224, 19 new
OpenText is a Canadian enterprise software company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, that develops information management software for content management, business networks, cybersecurity, IT operations, application delivery and analytics, increasingly built around AI. Founded in 1991 and listed in Toronto and on Nasdaq, it has expanded through acquisitions such as Micro Focus in 2023 and runs development and support centres in Canada, the Philippines, India, the United States, Bulgaria, Romania, Japan and Australia. It hires software and AI developers, cloud service managers, technical support specialists, solution consultants, account executives and alliance managers.
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Principal Systems Architect (Copilot Architect)

$13k – $84k per year • Lead • 12+ years exp • In office (Waterloo, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Architect
Function Calling
Agentic Workflows
RAG
AI Agents
Copilot
DevOps
Platform Engineering
Kubernetes
CI/CD
GitLab
GitHub
GCP
Azure
AWS
Management
SharePoint
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Astera Labs

asteralabs.com
asteralabs.com • HQ: San Jose, United States • Servers & Data Center Hardware • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017 • NASDAQ: ALAB • Trust B • Hiring 157, 7 new
HQ: San Jose, United States • Servers & Data Center Hardware • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2017 • NASDAQ: ALAB • Trust B • Hiring 157, 7 new
Astera Labs is a fabless semiconductor company specializing in advanced connectivity solutions for artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. Headquartered in San Jose, California, the firm designs integrated circuits, modules, and software that eliminate data bottlenecks between processors, memory, and network devices. Through its intelligent connectivity platform, it enables hyperscalers and data center operators to build scalable, high-performance computing systems.
Jitendra Mohan · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Gajendra Akkasalamakki · Executive Officer, Director · decision-maker
Stefan Dyckerhoff · Director
Manuel Alba · Director
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Physical Design Engineering Director

≈ $119k – $219k per year (Estimated) • Head+ • 15+ years exp • In office (Toronto, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Architect
Perl
Python
AI/ML
NVLink
AI Agents
Chips/EDA
Cadence Innovus
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
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Verified live · 3 hours ago Visa sponsor 20 days ago Likely open · 63%

Principal FW/SW Engineer

≈ $89k – $164k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 8+ years exp • In office (Toronto, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Bash
C++
C
Python
C
Embedded C
AI/ML
NVLink
DevOps
Git
Linux
RTOS
Jenkins
CI/CD
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NVIDIA

nvidia.com
nvidia.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Computer Components • Servers & Data Center Hardware • AI Chips & Accelerators • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 1993 • Trust B • Hiring 2399, 144 new
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Computer Components • Servers & Data Center Hardware • AI Chips & Accelerators • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 5000+ employees • Est. 1993 • Trust B • Hiring 2399, 144 new
NVIDIA is an American technology company founded in 1993 that invented the graphics processing unit and has become the dominant supplier of accelerated computing platforms for artificial intelligence. Its portfolio spans data centre GPUs and systems built on the Hopper and Blackwell architectures, GeForce consumer graphics, automotive and robotics platforms, high-speed networking acquired with Mellanox, and the CUDA software stack that binds the ecosystem together. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company sells to cloud providers, enterprises, research institutions and gamers worldwide and is one of the most valuable listed businesses on the Nasdaq.
Jensen Huang · Co-Founder, President & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Jay Puri · Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations · decision-maker
Colette Kress · Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Curtis Priem · Co-Founder & former Chief Technical Officer · founder
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Senior Verification Engineer – High Speed Coherent Interconnect Hub

≈ $98k – $177k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 3+ years exp • In office (Toronto, Canada) • Full-Time • Senior
SystemVerilog
Perl
Python
Chips/EDA
UVM
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Verified live · 1 day ago 7 days ago Likely open · 63%

ASIC Verification Intern - Summer 2027

$42k – $76k per year • Intern • In office (Toronto, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Internship • Intern
Verilog
SystemVerilog
Perl
C++
Python
DevOps
HPC
Linux
Chips/EDA
UVM
Formal Verification
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se.com • HQ: Rueil-Malmaison, France • Electrical Equipment & Cables • Industrial Automation • Energy Management • 5000+ employees • Est. 1836 • Trust B • Hiring 2198, 256 new
HQ: Rueil-Malmaison, France • Electrical Equipment & Cables • Industrial Automation • Energy Management • 5000+ employees • Est. 1836 • Trust B • Hiring 2198, 256 new
Headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France, Schneider Electric is a global leader in energy management and industrial automation. The company offers an extensive portfolio of connected hardware, software, and services designed to optimize efficiency across homes, buildings, data centers, and industrial infrastructure. Through digital transformation and smart grid technologies, the organization helps businesses and consumers achieve sustainable, reliable, and energy-efficient operations worldwide.
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Senior Embedded Software Developer

≈ $71k – $128k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • In office (Victoria, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
C++
Python
DevOps
RTOS
TCP/IP
Git
Management
Scrum
Agile
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 months ago Long shot · 11%

Senior Electronics Hardware Designer

$82k – $116k per year • Senior • 5+ years exp • In office (Richmond, Canada) • Master's Degree • Senior
MATLAB
MATLAB
Simulink
SpaceTech
FMEA
Energy
IEEE 1547
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Kepler Communications

kepler.space
kepler.space • HQ: Toronto, Canada • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Communications • Est. 2015 • Trust A • Hiring 24, 5 new
HQ: Toronto, Canada • Space & Aerospace • Satellite Communications • Est. 2015 • Trust A • Hiring 24, 5 new
Kepler Communications is a satellite telecommunications and space infrastructure company dedicated to building the "Internet for space". Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, the company designs, manufactures, and operates an advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation equipped with optical inter-satellite links (OISLs). Founded in 2015, Kepler operates as a vertically integrated provider of real-time optical data relay and on-orbit compute capabilities, enabling commercial, government, and scientific satellite operators to transmit high-volume data continuously and securely without waiting for direct ground-station passes.
No named decision-maker yet.
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Senior Embedded Software Designer (6+ month Contract)

≈ $66k – $118k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 6+ years exp • Canada • United States • Remote (United States, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
C++
Verilog
VHDL
DevOps
RTOS
Git
Linux
IoT
FreeRTOS
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Senior Flight Software Designer (6+ month Contract)

≈ $67k – $120k per year (Estimated) • Senior • 7+ years exp • Canada • United States • Remote (United States, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Contractor • Senior
C++
C
Python
C
ZeroMQ
DevOps
Linux
Kubernetes
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AMD

amd.com
amd.com • HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Computer Components • AI Chips & Accelerators • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1969 • Trust B • Hiring 1053, 96 new
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Computer Components • AI Chips & Accelerators • Processors, MCUs & AI Chips • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1969 • Trust B • Hiring 1053, 96 new
AMD is an American semiconductor company founded in 1969 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, that designs processors, graphics chips and adaptive computing hardware without owning fabrication plants. Its Ryzen and Threadripper processors and Radeon graphics serve consumers and creators, EPYC server chips have taken a large share of the data centre market from Intel, and the Instinct accelerators compete for AI training and inference workloads. The 2022 acquisition of Xilinx added field-programmable gate arrays and adaptive systems on chip, and the company also supplies the custom silicon inside the PlayStation and Xbox consoles.
Jean Hu · Chief Financial Officer · decision-maker
Lisa Su · Chair & Chief Executive Officer · decision-maker
Jerry Sanders · Co-Founder & former Chief Executive Officer · founder
Victor Peng · former President of Adaptive and Embedded Computing
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ASIC Verification Engineer, AI Networking IP

≈ $75k – $148k per year (Estimated) • In office (Ottawa, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree
SystemVerilog
Perl
C++
Python
AI/ML
OpenAI Codex
Claude Code
AI Agents
Chips/EDA
UVM
Formal Verification
+1
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Verified live · 3 hours ago 2 days ago Hiring now · 70%

RTL Design Engineer

≈ $65k – $130k per year (Estimated) • In office (Markham, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree
Verilog
Ruby
SystemVerilog
Perl
Python
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Skills these roles ask for

Python 276C++ 214Linux 137Verilog 104SystemVerilog 93Git 61VHDL 60Perl 58MATLAB 57UVM 53CI/CD 51RTOS 47Machine Learning 45Agile 40Windows 31TCP/IP 29

Where the roles are

Toronto 175Ottawa 151Markham 128Vancouver 71Montreal 41Burnaby 32Mississauga 22Kanata 14Quebec 14Austin 13

Chip and hardware roles that fit you

Tell us your field once: new chip and hardware roles that fit it arrive in your matches every day.

Questions

Can a foreigner apply for these roles?

716 of the 750 roles here state no citizenship or security-check demand. A role that does says so in its advert, and the card marks it.

Which companies hire most chip and hardware engineers?

AMD (92), Qualcomm (86), Synopsys (37), Ciena Corporation (29), Microchip Technology (28).

Which roles count here?

Every hardware, chip design, embedded, electrical and semiconductor process role at any employer, and the engineering, science, technician and IT roles of the semiconductor companies - chip designers, fabs and foundries, equipment makers, photonics. Their sales, finance and office roles are left out.

How fresh is this?

Every role is re-checked on the employer's own careers board at least every 48 hours, and the page is rebuilt every night.

Source: 750 live postings on employers' careers boardsUpdated 25 Oct 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0