Senior Applications Engineer - FPGA, RTL Design & Emulation
SynopsysJob Title
Senior Applications Engineer - FPGA, RTL Design & Emulation
Role Summary
Work in Applications Engineering to validate and demonstrate FPGA and emulation flows, support customer RTL and prototype bring-up, and enable successful deployment of Synopsys tools and IP. The role is customer-facing and cross-functional, collaborating with product engineering, field teams, and customers to resolve RTL-to-prototype issues.
Experience Level
Senior - typically 7+ years of relevant experience in FPGA, RTL design, or emulation engineering.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include technical support, solution delivery, and knowledge transfer for FPGA and emulation use cases.
- Provide technical support and troubleshoot customer FPGA/RTL/emulation workflows and prototype bring-up.
- Develop and validate reference designs, demos, and evaluation platforms for emulation and FPGA targets.
- Work with RTL design teams to identify and resolve issues (timing, synthesis, constraints, interfaces).
- Integrate and validate tool flows, scripts, and automation for FPGA implementation and emulation.
- Collaborate with product engineering and field teams to escalate bugs and propose product improvements.
- Create technical documentation, run trainings, and transfer best practices to customers and internal teams.
Requirements
Must-have and preferred technical qualifications for the role.
- Must-have: Substantial hands-on experience with RTL (Verilog/VHDL) and FPGA implementation workflows.
- Must-have: Practical experience with emulation platforms or hardware-assisted verification flows.
- Must-have: Scripting and automation skills (Python, Tcl or similar) for build and debug automation.
- Must-have: Strong debug skills across synthesis, timing, and board/prototype bring-up.
- Nice-to-have: Experience with commercial EDA/emulation tools and IP integration.
- Nice-to-have: Experience working directly with customers in technical support or applications engineering roles.
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.
