ASIC Digital Design, Sr Staff Engineer

Category Engineering Hire Type Employee Job ID 18585 Remote Eligible No Date Posted 09/06/2026

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.

You Are

You have spent years building RTL that tapes out clean, not almost clean, actually clean, and you know the difference between a subsystem that works in simulation and one that survives silicon. The dopamine rush you get from first-time-right RTL is real, and it is what keeps you coming back to the hardest parts of digital design. You have driven multiple tape-outs and learned that the architecture decisions you make in week two will either save or sink the team in month six. You think in hierarchies, timing paths, and power domains without losing sight of what the block is actually supposed to do. Working with verification teams does not slow you down, it sharpens your thinking, and you write RTL that makes their job possible, not harder. You are comfortable owning a subsystem from spec to release, navigating ambiguity, making tradeoffs, and driving cross-functional work without waiting for someone else to connect the dots. At Synopsys, you will work on complex IP and subsystems that power the semiconductor industry, and the RTL you write will matter.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own the full lifecycle of complex subsystem design from requirements and architecture through RTL development, verification collaboration, implementation handoff, and final release
• Craft subsystem architecture and functional specifications, define micro-architecture, and write production-quality RTL using industry best practices
• Drive RTL quality checks including lint, CDC, RDC, and work closely with verification teams to ensure functional correctness and coverage closure
• Integrate and design around standard protocols including PCIe, DDR, UFS, USB, and AMBA-based interconnects
• Implement low power design techniques across clock gating, power gating, and multi-voltage domains, ensuring power intent is captured and verified
• Collaborate with logic synthesis, STA, and physical design teams to ensure timing closure, develop synthesis constraints, and resolve equivalence check issues
• Work with DFT teams to architect scan, MBIST, and other testability features into your subsystems from the start

The Impact You Will Have

• Your RTL will tape out in production silicon used by leading semiconductor companies building next-generation AI, automotive, and mobile SoCs
• The subsystems you architect will enable faster time-to-market for Synopsys IP customers who depend on proven, reusable, and robust design blocks
• Your attention to RTL quality and first-time-right design will reduce verification cycles, implementation iterations, and post-silicon debug time across the product
• The protocols and low power techniques you implement will directly influence power, performance, and area outcomes in customer chips
• Your collaboration with cross-functional teams will set the standard for how design, verification, and implementation work together on complex projects
• The design practices and methodologies you bring will influence how the team approaches architecture, coding standards, and release quality
• Your ability to drive projects to completion will unlock new IP releases and product milestones that depend on subsystem readiness

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical field
• 8+ years of hands-on RTL design experience with multiple tape-outs under your belt, ideally in complex IP, subsystems, or SoC blocks
• Deep proficiency with Verilog or SystemVerilog and proven ability to write synthesizable, timing-clean, low power RTL at scale
• Strong working knowledge of standard protocols such as PCIe, DDR, UFS, USB, or AMBA (AXI, AHB, APB)
• Hands-on experience with low power design techniques including clock gating, power gating, retention, UPF, and multi-voltage domain architecture
• Solid understanding of logic synthesis, constraint development (SDC), static timing analysis (STA), and equivalence checking flows
• Familiarity with DFT concepts including scan insertion, ATPG, MBIST, and how testability requirements shape design architecture, experience working directly with DFT teams is a plus

Who You Are

• You can take a high-level requirement document and turn it into a clean subsystem architecture without needing every detail spelled out for you
• You write RTL that passes lint, CDC, and synthesis checks on the first pass because you think about those constraints while you code, not after
• You can sit in a room with verification engineers, implementation leads, and DFT architects and walk out with a plan that actually works for everyone
• You push back when a specification is ambiguous or a timeline does not account for real design complexity, and you do it in a way that moves the conversation forward
• You are organized enough to manage multiple release phases, cross-functional dependencies, and shifting priorities without dropping threads
• You care about the quality of what you release, not just hitting the schedule, and you know how to balance both

The Team You'll Be Part Of

Your recruiter will share more about the team structure and mission during the interview process.

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.

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