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Applications Engineering, Staff Engineer - Physical Verification

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Category Engineering Hire Type Employee Job ID 18488 Date posted 08/30/2026

We Are

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.


Our team is all about delivering high-value solutions to our customers while driving growth. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the applications engineering team that supports the industry-leading solutions for Physical Verification. The primary focus of the Application Engineer (AE) is to drive increased usage of the product by collaborating with R&D and the Sales team in a dynamic, innovative environment. Some of the tasks include conducting competitive benchmarks and evaluations where they articulate the superiority of our customer’s design team and management. In addition, AE’s deliver customer training, tape-out support, and collaborate on initiatives for product enhancements. The job involves working closely with users/customers and multiple organizations like R&D, marketing, and sales among others.


You Are

We’re looking for an Application Engineer to join a world-class AE team responsible for driving adoption of our industry-leading physical verification solution. In this role, you will be an Applications Engineer who will play a critical role in our TSG Organization enabling the success of our customers in designing advanced chips on leading-edge process technologies. You will provide technical and engineering insight and direction to improving usability, applicability, and adoption of implementation products, platforms, and solutions to meet the customer business needs.


The candidate is expected to play an effective role in account planning, where they work as part of the account team to develop solutions to customer problems by bringing their technical understanding of the customer needs and issues. You must be effective and proactive at interacting with customer's technical staff and the first or second level management. An important aspect of this job will be to leverage your knowledge and experience of customers' design processes to Synopsys product development teams for future product/solution improvements. Does this sound like a good role for you?


What You'll Be Doing

• Use in-depth product knowledge to provide technical expertise and support for our top customers.

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues on customer designs.

• Work directly with Research and Development (R&D) to develop and implement our technical roadmap, specifications, and validation for improvements and enhancements.

• Partner with customers and Sales to identify business challenges, develop effective technical solutions, and increase utilization and retention of products on current accounts.



The Impact You Will Have

  • Use in-depth product knowledge to provide technical expertise and support for our top customers.
  • Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues on customer designs.
  • Work directly with Research and Development (R&D) to develop and implement our technical roadmap, specifications, and validation for improvements and enhancements.
  • Partner with customers and Sales to identify business challenges, develop effective technical solutions, and increase utilization and retention of products on current accounts.


What You'll Need

  • BS/MS EE, ECE, CS, CE or related discipline and 5+ years of experience.
  • Hands-on experience with Physical Verification & usage of tools like ICV, Calibre etc
  • Experience with advanced technology nodes.
  • Experience with signoff and physical design methodologies.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a passion for world-class customer service.


Who You Are

  • You can explain a complex runset issue to a customer design lead in a way that makes sense without oversimplifying the technical details
  • You stay calm and focused when a customer escalation lands in your inbox two days before tapeout and you know how to triage, prioritize, and resolve it
  • You are comfortable pushing back on R&D when a proposed feature does not match what customers actually need, and you do it with data
  • You think about the customer's workflow, not just the tool in isolation, and you can see where the friction points are before they become blockers
  • You can present technical content to a room of engineers or to a VP of Engineering and adjust your message without losing clarity
  • You are organized enough to manage multiple customer engagements, internal projects, and R&D collaborations without dropping threads


The Team You'll Be Part Of

You will join a world-class applications engineering team responsible for driving adoption of Synopsys industry-leading physical verification solutions. This team works closely with R&D, Sales, and Marketing to deliver high-value technical solutions to customers and drive growth across strategic accounts. The role is based in Bangalore and you will collaborate with global teams and customers across multiple time zones.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

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