Senior Staff Applications Engineer, Applications Engineering
SynopsysJob Title
Senior Staff Applications Engineer, Applications Engineering
Role Summary
Customer-facing applications engineer focused on deploying, debugging, and optimizing Synopsys emulation and prototyping platforms for ASIC and SoC verification. Work includes technical pre-sales evaluations, customer bring-up and performance tuning, and creating field-facing documentation.
Experience Level
Senior-level. Typical experience: 6–10 years in IC design, verification, emulation, or FPGA prototyping supporting real ASIC/SoC projects.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include customer engagements, technical evaluations, and cross-team collaboration to ensure successful emulation and prototyping deployments.
- Deploy, configure, and bring up emulation platforms (ZeBu) and FPGA prototypes for customer verification environments.
- Troubleshoot issues spanning RTL, testbenches, software stacks, and platform configuration; debug Verilog/VHDL and SystemVerilog testbenches.
- Lead pre-sales proof-of-concept evaluations and demonstrate emulation capabilities on customer designs.
- Optimize performance and debug bottlenecks in customer verification flows.
- Collaborate with sales, marketing, and R&D to communicate customer requirements and field issues.
- Produce technical content: application notes, reference designs, setup guides, and best-practice documentation.
- Mentor junior engineers and share field knowledge to strengthen team capability.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience for immediate contribution in customer engagements.
- Hands-on experience in IC design, verification, emulation, or FPGA prototyping supporting ASIC/SoC projects.
- Deep understanding of verification methodologies (simulation, emulation, prototyping) and trade-offs.
- Proficiency in HDLs (Verilog, VHDL) and strong experience with SystemVerilog for testbenches and assertions.
- Working knowledge of C/C++ for software validation, firmware debug, or performance analysis.
- Experience with hardware emulation platforms (Palladium, Zebu, Veloce) or equivalent FPGA/virtual platforms.
- Strong problem-solving skills for issues that span RTL, verification environments, and platform integration.
- Excellent communication skills for customer-facing technical discussions and cross-functional collaboration.
- Ability to independently resolve complex problems and escalate appropriately when needed.
- Preferred: pre-sales/proof-of-concept experience and experience producing field documentation or reference designs.
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.
