Senior Staff STA Application Engineer

Job Title

Senior Staff STA Application Engineer

Role Summary

Lead customer-facing Static Timing Analysis (STA) engagements for PrimeTime, supporting pre-sales evaluations, post-sales deployment, tape-out support, and training. Act as the technical advisor between customers, field teams, and R&D to drive adoption and product improvements.

Experience Level

Senior — experienced engineer with roughly 9–10+ years in ASIC/SoC design and timing analysis (Master's degree with 9+ years or Bachelor's with 10+ years as specified).

Responsibilities

Primary day-to-day responsibilities include hands-on technical work with customers and internal teams.

• Drive PrimeTime adoption via competitive benchmarks, proof-of-concepts, and technical win strategies.
• Deliver hands-on customer training on STA workflows, timing closure, process variation analysis, and signal integrity debugging.
• Provide tape-out support: troubleshoot timing violations, setup/hold issues, and corner-case scenarios in production designs.
• Collaborate with R&D to report field issues and translate customer requirements into product enhancements.
• Work with sales and field teams to communicate PrimeTime's technical advantages to design teams and management.
• Develop and refine TCL automation scripts and methodologies to improve customer productivity and timing closure efficiency.
• Support integration across the design flow: synthesis, physical design, extraction, and ECO processes.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience to perform the role effectively. Nice-to-have items are listed when indicated.

• Extensive hands-on experience with Synopsys PrimeTime: running STA, interpreting timing reports, and debugging violations in real designs.
• Strong understanding of timing corners, process variation, OCV/AOCV, statistical STA, and signal integrity impacts on timing.
• Familiarity with digital design flow: synthesis, place-and-route, parasitic extraction, and ECO methodologies.
• Proficient TCL scripting skills for automation and flow customization.
• Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to engineers and management; prior customer-facing experience preferred.
• Willingness to travel to customer sites for training, support, and technical engagements.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (BE/BTech) or equivalent plus 10+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree with 9+ years of experience. Equivalent practical experience is acceptable where specified by the employer.

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.