Applications Engineering, Senior Engineer
SynopsysJob Title
Applications Engineering, Senior Engineer
Role Summary
Senior individual-contributor in Applications Engineering supporting customers in digital design verification. The role combines technical verification work with customer-facing pre-sales and support activities.
Work closely with customers, Sales, R&D and field teams to drive adoption and deployment of Synopsys verification solutions for major UK accounts; role is based in the Reading/Theale area and impacts customer verification flows and product direction.
Experience Level
Senior level - typically requires 8–13 years of relevant experience in digital verification or a closely related area.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include technical customer engagement, evaluation support, and verification problem solving.
- Engage directly with customers to understand verification requirements and priorities.
- Support pre-sales activities: demos, technical evaluations, benchmarks, and methodology guidance.
- Improve customer verification flows and testbench architectures.
- Debug RTL and gate‑level simulation issues and SystemVerilog/UVM environments.
- Analyse functional and code coverage and develop/debug SystemVerilog assertions.
- Collaborate with Sales to grow adoption and identify opportunities; act as the technical voice of the customer to R&D.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and professional attributes.
- 8–13 years of relevant verification or EDA experience.
- Strong knowledge of Verilog/SystemVerilog, UVM, coverage, and assertions.
- Experience debugging RTL/gate-level simulations and working with SystemVerilog testbenches.
- Customer-facing experience (pre-sales, technical support, or applications engineering) is highly desirable.
- Strong problem-solving skills and effective verbal/written communication.
- Willingness to travel to customer sites, typically one or two days per week.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical 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.
