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Sr Staff Application Engineer - Design Verification

Synopsys
May 09, 2026
Full-time
On-site
San Diego, California, United States
Verification Jobs, Level - Senior

Job Title

Sr Staff Application Engineer - Design Verification

Role Summary

The Sr Staff Application Engineer provides technical leadership for design verification for Synopsys verification products. The role works with customers and internal product and engineering teams to integrate verification flows, reproduce and resolve issues, and enable successful ASIC/SoC verification projects.

Position is part of the Applications Engineering group supporting customers from the San Diego office; the role is onsite and customer-facing.

Experience Level

Senior. The posting indicates a senior/staff-level role; specific years of experience were not provided.

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities include:

  • Provide deep design verification expertise to customers and internal teams.
  • Integrate and validate verification tools and flows on customer designs.
  • Reproduce, debug, and diagnose verification issues and drive resolutions.
  • Develop and demonstrate testbenches, reference flows, and automation scripts.
  • Collaborate with product engineering to provide customer feedback and influence product improvements.
  • Deliver technical presentations, training, and onsite customer support.

Requirements

Must-have and preferred skills (as inferred from the role title and team focus):

  • Must-have: Extensive hands-on experience in design verification and debug for ASIC/SoC projects.
  • Must-have: Proficiency with industry verification methodologies and languages (e.g., SystemVerilog, UVM) and strong scripting skills (e.g., Python, Tcl).
  • Must-have: Strong customer-facing skills, ability to reproduce issues in customer environments, and effective cross-team communication.
  • Nice-to-have: Experience with formal verification, emulation, or advanced verification technologies; background in EDA tools or flows.

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.

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Date Posted: 2026-05-07