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Applications Engineering, Principal Engineer-49532BR

Austin, Texas, United States
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Overview

Our Hardware Engineers at Synopsys are responsible for designing and developing cutting-edge semiconductor solutions. They work on intricate tasks such as chip architecture, circuit design, and verification to ensure the efficiency and reliability of semiconductor products. These engineers play a crucial role in advancing technology and enabling innovations in various industries.

Job Description

Who we area:  At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations ushering the Era of Smart Everything, ranging from self-driving cars, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, 5G and IoT. Chip design today is more complex than ever as it needs to accurately model silicon behavior at vanishingly small geometries while handling large designs with hundreds of millions of logic gates. All while solving a series of NP-hard problems to deliver best in class clock frequencies within tight power budgets. There is a huge opportunity to innovate by developing smarter algorithms, data structures, and machine learning techniques, as we scale our industry leading digital implementation solution for the next generation of powerful chip. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.

Who You Are:  A proactive, results-driven individual with excellent communication skills. You're a team player who thrives in collaborative environments, and you're always seeking innovative solutions to complex problems.

This is what you will be doing: 
  • Physical design of high performance, energy efficient processors and processor-based sub-systems with very aggressive power and performance targets for a variety of end-user applications
  • Development of advanced EDA tools and design methodologies to support these processor implementations.
  • Close working collaboration with key Synopsys customers in their development of processor-based platforms in advanced silicon technologies using Synopsys tools and methodologies.
  • Work closely with Synopsys R&D and marketing teams to help influence product definition.
  • Collaboration with our key IP partners to ensure that the EDA tools, methodology and IP interact seamlessly to enable customers deliver differentiated products in a timely manner. 
  • Active participation in account strategy & review meetings, conducting hands-on competitive benchmarks as well as research and development of innovative solutions to the complex challenges of delivering power sensitive implementation of high-performance process sub-systems.
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The base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $150,000-$226,000.  In addition, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request.

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Benefits

At Synopsys, innovation is driven by our incredible team around the world. We feel honored to work alongside such talented and passionate individuals who choose to make a difference here every day. We're proud to provide the comprehensive benefits and rewards that our team truly deserves.

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Hiring Journey at Synopsys

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When you apply to join us, your resume, skills, and experience are first reviewed for consideration.

Phone Screen

Once your resume has been selected, a recruiter and/or hiring manager will reach out to learn more about you, share more about the role, and answer any questions you might have.

Interview

Next up is interviewing (in person or virtual). You’ll be invited to meet with members of the hiring team to discuss your skills and experience, and what you’re looking for in your next role.

Offer

Congratulations! When you have been selected for the role, your recruiter will reach out to make you a verbal offer (a written offer will follow your conversation), and we hope you accept!

Onboarding

There will be some steps you need to take before you start to ensure a smooth first day, including new hire documentation.

Welcome!

Once you’ve joined, your manager, team, and a peer buddy will help you get acclimated. Over the next few weeks, you’ll be invited to join activities and training to help you ramp up for a successful future at Synopsys!

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