Applications Engineering, Architect - FPGA

Job Title

Applications Engineering, Architect - FPGA

Role Summary

Lead pre-sales and post-sales technical engagements for Synopsys emulation and FPGA prototyping platforms, designing prototype architectures and solutions that address RTL-to-hardware challenges. Work directly with customers and the sales team to shorten evaluation cycles, deliver proofs-of-concept, and drive adoption of AI-assisted verification workflows.

Experience Level

Senior - typically requires 15+ years of hands-on experience in emulation, FPGA-based prototyping, ASIC design, or SoC validation.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include architecting solutions, running technical evaluations, and representing Synopsys technical capabilities to customers.

• Architect pre-sales and post-sale technical solutions for emulation (ZS5, ZeBu-200) and HAPS FPGA prototyping platforms.
• Present tailored solutions addressing partitioning, performance, debug, and integration with customers' RTL and validation flows.
• Design and execute technical evaluations, proof-of-concepts, and benchmarks that demonstrate real customer value.
• Create and deploy AI agents/skills for hardware-assisted verification platforms to accelerate customer adoption.
• Collaborate with sales to qualify technical fit, handle objections, and progress opportunities.
• Deliver product demonstrations, technical presentations, and architecture reviews to engineering and executive stakeholders.
• Build and maintain trusted-advisor relationships with customer architects and engineering leaders.

Requirements

Key skills and experience required for success. Must-haves are listed first; nice-to-haves follow.

• Must-have: 15+ years hands-on experience in emulation, FPGA-based prototyping, ASIC design, or SoC validation with deep understanding of RTL-to-hardware workflows.
• Must-have: Strong command of FPGA architectures (Xilinx, Intel, or equivalent), RTL design in Verilog or VHDL, synthesis flows, and hardware bring-up and debug.
• Must-have: Proven ability to design prototype partitioning and debug strategies that scale and reduce bring-up time.
• Must-have: Comfortable traveling to customer sites for evaluations, presentations, and technical engagements.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with ZS5, ZeBu-200, HAPS platforms, ProtoCompiler, or similar FPGA prototyping tools.
• Nice-to-have: Experience creating customer-facing AI/automation solutions for verification workflows.
• Nice-to-have: Strong presentation skills and experience leading technical POCs with engineering and executive audiences.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

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.