Role Summary
The Applications Engineering, Sr Director-Formal Verification role involves leading a team of product application engineers dedicated to promoting Synopsys Formal Verification Applications while developing partnerships with clients to address their verification requirements.
Experience Level
Senior level, with a minimum of 15 years of experience in engineering and at least 5 years in a management role.
Responsibilities
The main responsibilities include:
- Managing a team of product application engineers to promote the adoption of Synopsys Formal Verification Applications.
- Building strategic partnerships with key clients to understand their verification needs.
- Facilitating management and technical review meetings with customers.
- Conducting competitive analysis to drive the development of formal verification technologies.
- Collaborating with R&D and Product Management teams to enhance verification flows.
- Executing formal consulting services and defining verification methodologies.
- Leading the development of assertion IPs according to customer specifications.
Requirements
The requirements for this position are as follows:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; postgraduate degree preferred.
- 15+ years in industry, particularly with RTL design or verification methodologies.
- 5+ years managing engineering teams.
- Extensive knowledge of assertion-based verification.
- Experience with hardware design languages (Verilog/VHDL) and Unix/Linux automation scripting (bash, csh).
- Strong programming skills in Tcl, Perl, and Python.
- Exceptional communication skills for effective engagement with internal and external parties.
Education Requirements
A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required, with a postgraduate degree preferred.
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.

Date Posted: 2026-03-02