Applications Engineering, Principal Engineer

Role Summary

The Principal Engineer position involves leading customer engagements in emulation solutions while providing technical guidance to optimize verification workflows. The role requires a strong technical background in hardware verification and supports cross-functional collaboration to drive innovative solutions.

Experience Level

Senior level position, typically requiring extensive relevant experience.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Lead customer engagements for emulation solutions, providing technical guidance and support to optimize verification workflows.
• Design and implement advanced emulation strategies for complex SoC and ASIC projects.
• Collaborate with R&D teams to influence product development and ensure customer requirements are addressed.
• Develop and deliver technical presentations, training, and workshops for internal teams and customers.
• Troubleshoot and resolve challenging emulation issues, ensuring customer satisfaction and project success.
• Mentor junior engineers, fostering knowledge sharing and professional growth within the team.

Requirements

Candidate must possess the following qualifications:

• Extensive experience with emulation platforms (e.g., Synopsys ZeBu, Mentor Veloce, Cadence Palladium).
• Strong knowledge of hardware description languages (Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL) and verification methodologies (UVM, OVM).
• Proficiency in debugging and optimizing complex hardware and software interactions.
• Solid understanding of SoC/ASIC architecture and design flows.
• Experience with scripting languages (Python, Perl, TCL) for automation and workflow improvement.

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.