Applications Engineering, Architect
SynopsysJob Title
Applications Engineering, Architect
Role Summary
Technical lead for hardware-assisted verification using emulation and FPGA prototyping, focused on architecting methodologies and optimizing emulation runtime performance. Acts as the primary technical interface for key customers and partners with internal R&D to translate customer needs into product requirements and tool validation.
Experience Level
Senior — minimum 15+ years of experience in emulation methodology and SoC verification.
Responsibilities
Deliver technical leadership for emulation-based verification and platform performance.
- Architect custom emulation methodologies (ZeBu) to address high-value customer problems.
- Serve as primary technical contact to debug and resolve issues in emulation flows and methodologies.
- Lead root cause analysis for emulation runtime performance bottlenecks and implement fixes.
- Provide product evaluation and technical support to global emulation customers.
- Work with R&D to define product requirements and validate new tool features based on customer use cases.
- Ensure verification best practices for SoC designs and support software bring-up and platform delivery.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience; concise list of critical qualifications.
- 15+ years in emulation methodology covering RTL verification through software bring-up.
- Deep expertise in SoC verification, bring-up, and common bus and memory protocols; understanding of OS boot sequences.
- Comprehensive knowledge of emulation and FPGA prototyping architectures, compilation and runtime flows.
- Proven experience debugging emulation platforms and performing root cause analysis for runtime performance issues.
- Proficiency with HDL (Verilog/VHDL), HVL (e/vera/SystemVerilog), C/C++, and Unix; solid understanding of ASIC design flows, VLSI, and CAD engineering concepts.
- Strong collaboration and communication skills for cross-functional customer and R&D interaction.
- Nice-to-have: experience with VMM/OVM/UVM and simulator–emulator co-emulation.
Education Requirements
Not specified.
About the Company
Company: Synopsys
Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA
Synopsys is a leading company in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. It provides tools and services for designing and verifying complex semiconductor devices and systems. The company plays a pivotal role in the semiconductor industry, helping engineers innovate and deliver higher-quality products faster. Synopsys is committed to advancing technology standards and offers a range of software and hardware solutions to its clients globally.
