Senior Application Engineer

Job Title

Senior Application Engineer

Role Summary

Technical customer-facing engineer on the Application Engineering team for Synopsys hardware-assisted verification platforms (emulation and prototyping). You will support customer deployments, debug SoC verification issues, and collaborate with R&D and sales to enable successful verification and bring-up on real designs.

Experience Level

Senior. The posting requests approximately 3–5 years of ASIC/SoC design and verification experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on deploying, debugging, and documenting hardware-assisted verification solutions for customers.

• Support customer deployments of emulation and prototyping platforms: compile RTL, bring up testbenches, and debug SoC-level verification issues.
• Build and troubleshoot emulation testbenches, including protocol transactors, memory models, C++ transactors, and automation scripts.
• Reproduce and isolate customer-reported issues; coordinate with senior engineers and R&D to drive resolutions.
• Perform technical evaluations and demonstrations of product functionality and performance on customer designs.
• Respond to customer technical questions and provide clear troubleshooting guidance.
• Document common issues, workarounds, and best practices to improve internal knowledge and reduce time-to-resolution.
• Collaborate with local application engineering and sales teams to support account engagement and technical discussions.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience required to succeed in the role.

• 3–5 years experience in ASIC or SoC design and verification.
• Proficient in SystemVerilog and comfortable using C or C++ for testbench development.
• Experience working in Unix/Linux environments and using scripting languages such as Python, Tcl, or Perl.
• Strong RTL and software-layer debugging skills; able to isolate issues in multi-component systems.
• Clear technical communication skills in English for interacting with customers and internal teams.
• Ability to reproduce customer issues, work methodically through debug, and provide actionable context to other engineers.
• Willingness to learn new protocols, tools, and platform features as needed in customer engagements.
• Nice-to-have: prior experience with hardware emulators or prototyping platforms.
• Nice-to-have: familiarity with SoC protocols such as Ethernet, PCIe, AMBA, UART, or DDR.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is specified by the posting. (The posting pairs this degree requirement with 3–5 years of relevant ASIC/SoC design and verification experience.)

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.