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Applications Engineering, Senior Engineer

Sunnyvale, California, United States
Engineering
Employee
$105000-$158000

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

Category Engineering Hire Type Employee Job ID 8931 Base Salary Range $105000-$158000 Remote Eligible No Date Posted 23/03/2025

The Team You’ll Be A Part Of:
The primary focus of the Emulation Applications Engineer is to drive the development and adoption of Synopsys HW Products. This role will help customers deploy the Synopsys HW platforms, contributing significantly to the company's success.

You Are:
You thrive in dynamic environments and possess a strong understanding of emulation designs, bringup and debugging.  Your knowledge of hardware platforms and scripting skills (TCL/Perl/Python) are exceptional, and FPGA experience is a plus. You excel in building partnerships with customers and can work autonomously.

What You’ll Be Doing:

  • Reviewing requirements, developing emulation environments, running a multitude of EDA tools, and developing scripts for automation.
  • Owning and addressing customer challenges.
  • Collaborating with Research and Development, global Application Engineering teams, and customers to shape next-generation platforms, tool features, capabilities, and applications in Synopsys' verification technologies.
  • Performing root-cause investigation, optimizing the design, emulation testbenches for improved tool performance.
  • Creating technical collaterals/in-depth trainings and working with customers/field team members during the evaluation, deployment, and migration to Synopsys Emulators.
  • Providing key input to product planning and development of newer generations of Synopsys Emulator.

The Impact You Will Have:

  • Driving the development and adoption of Synopsys HW Products.
  • Shaping next-generation verification technologies through collaboration and innovation.
  • Enhancing the performance of Synopsys emulation environments.
  • Contributing to the creation of technical resources that support customer success.
  • Influencing the development of new features and capabilities in Synopsys Emulators.

What You’ll Need:

  • 2+ years of experience in a customer-facing role or related field.
  • Proficiency in emulation designs and debugging skills.
  • Experience with emulation waveform dump/debug/reconstruction.
  • Strong knowledge of hardware platforms.
  • Excellent scripting skills (TCL/Perl/Python).
  • FPGA experience is desirable.

Who You Are:

  • Excellent oral and written communicator.
  • Capable of working autonomously and under time pressure.

We Are:
At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.

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.

In addition to the base salary, 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 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. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.

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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