Job Title
Senior Applications Engineer
Role Summary
Member of the Applications Engineering team based in Austin, Texas. The role provides technical customer support, integrates EDA tools into customer flows, and validates workflows to ensure successful product adoption.
Works cross-functionally with product engineering, sales, and customers to reproduce and resolve complex issues, create demos and examples, and deliver technical enablement.
Experience Level
Senior. Specific years of experience not specified in the source.
Responsibilities
Day-to-day responsibilities typically include:
- Provide advanced technical support to customers for EDA tools and flows.
- Integrate and validate software and hardware workflows in customer environments.
- Reproduce, debug, and resolve complex technical issues and provide root-cause analysis.
- Create demos, reference flows, example scripts, and technical documentation.
- Collaborate with R&D and product teams to report defects and suggest product improvements.
- Deliver technical presentations and training to customers and internal teams.
Requirements
Key qualifications and skills expected for candidates.
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Must-have: Experience in applications engineering, customer-facing technical support, or related roles; strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
- Proficiency with scripting (for example, Python or shell) and familiarity with Linux-based workflows.
- Experience working with CAD/EDA tools, design flows, or similar engineering toolchains.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills for interacting with customers and engineering teams.
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Nice-to-have: Hands-on experience with hardware design flows, automation of build/test processes, or performance optimization.
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.

Date Posted: 2026-04-27