Senior IP Methodology and Quality Engineer

Job Title

Senior IP Methodology and Quality Engineer

Role Summary

Senior technical leader responsible for driving root-cause investigations and improving engineering and quality practices for silicon IP. Works cross-functionally with design, applications, program management, and other stakeholders to resolve high-impact quality issues and scale repeatable methods.

This role emphasizes rigorous investigation, durable corrective actions, and embedding stronger quality ownership across teams.

Experience Level

Senior — requires senior-level experience; the role expects substantial prior experience (guidance in posting: 8+ years).

Responsibilities

You will lead deep technical investigations and help teams improve quality methods and execution. Key responsibilities include:

• Lead RCCA and 8D investigations for complex, high-impact silicon IP quality issues and drive corrective actions to closure.
• Identify systemic quality risks early and coordinate cross-team mitigation actions.
• Improve and scale quality methods, standards, and engineering practices to enable more predictable execution.
• Partner with design, applications, program management, and stakeholders to resolve cross-functional quality challenges.
• Mentor engineers through technical reviews, problem-solving, and lessons learned to raise team capability.
• Serve as a trusted technical partner, bringing clarity and practical direction on difficult problems.
• Contribute to stronger design flows, quality systems, and operating practices for current and future scalability.

Requirements

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

• Deep expertise in at least one silicon IP interface domain (examples: PHY, SerDes, DDR, HBM, UCIe) and a broad understanding of adjacent domains.
• Proven experience leading rigorous root-cause investigations (RCCA/8D) that produced durable quality or process improvements.
• Ability to work independently in ambiguous, technically demanding environments and to bring structure to complex problems.
• Strong written and verbal communication and influencing skills across engineering and stakeholder groups.
• Experience building or improving repeatable engineering and quality practices; ability to drive changes spanning teams or product lines.
• Hands-on use of Microsoft Office, Confluence, and Jira for documentation, reporting, and tracking.
• Nice-to-have: experience with automation, workflow digitization, or quality data analytics; prior mentorship or technical leadership experience.

Education Requirements

The posting specifies an advanced degree is preferred: MS, PhD, or MBA. The role is described alongside significant experience (posting guidance: 8+ years) in technical roles across silicon, systems, or software.

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.