Applications Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer

Job Title

Applications Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer

Role Summary

Senior staff-level engineering role in the Applications Engineering team based in Seongnam-si, South Korea. Responsible for enabling customers and internal teams to deploy and use Synopsys products effectively.

This role focuses on technical customer support, product integration, debugging complex issues, and providing feedback to product development teams.

Experience Level

Senior. Exact years of experience not specified in the source.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities expected for this senior applications engineering role include:

• Lead technical engagements with customers to evaluate, integrate, and optimize Synopsys products.
• Diagnose and resolve complex hardware/software issues across EDA/IP tool flows.
• Collaborate with product engineering to reproduce issues and deliver fixes or workarounds.
• Create reference designs, demos, application notes, and technical documentation.
• Provide training and mentorship to customers and junior team members.
• Collect and communicate customer feedback to influence product roadmap and priorities.

Requirements

Core skills and qualifications typically required or expected for this position:

Must-have:

• Proven experience in applications engineering, EDA tools, or semiconductor IP support.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills with complex system-level issues.
• Experience with scripting (e.g., Python, Tcl) and Linux-based tool environments.
• Customer-facing experience with strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work on-site in Seongnam-si and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with ASIC/SoC design flows, verification, or hardware bring-up.
• Prior involvement with EDA product development or application enablement.

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.