Sr. Staff Engineer, Applications Engineering
SynopsysJob Title
Sr. Staff Engineer, Applications Engineering
Role Summary
Customer-facing applications engineer responsible for deploying, debugging, and optimizing hardware emulation and prototyping platforms for ASIC and SoC verification. The role combines hands-on technical work on customer designs, pre-sales demonstrations, and collaboration with sales, R&D, and marketing to improve product fit and drive adoption.
Experience Level
Senior - typically 6–10 years of hands-on experience in IC design, verification, emulation, or FPGA prototyping.
Responsibilities
Primary duties include customer engagements, technical troubleshooting, and driving successful emulation deployments.
- Deploy, configure, and bring up emulation and prototyping platforms for customer ASIC/SoC verification.
- Diagnose and resolve complex issues spanning RTL, testbenches (SystemVerilog), platform configuration, and software/firmware.
- Lead pre-sales technical evaluations and proof-of-concept demonstrations using customer designs.
- Work directly with customer engineering teams to address failing testbenches, performance bottlenecks, and integration issues.
- Collaborate with sales, marketing, and R&D to communicate customer requirements and field issues.
- Produce application notes, reference designs, setup guides, and best-practice documentation.
- Mentor junior engineers and share field knowledge to improve team capability.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience for successful performance in this role.
- 6–10 years of hands-on experience supporting ASIC or SoC verification projects.
- Deep knowledge of verification methodologies: simulation, emulation, and prototyping.
- Proficiency in HDLs (Verilog, VHDL) and strong experience with SystemVerilog testbenches and assertions.
- Working knowledge of C/C++ for software validation, firmware debug, or performance analysis.
- Strong problem-solving skills for issues spanning RTL, testbenches, platform config, and software integration.
- Excellent communication skills for direct customer interaction and cross-functional collaboration.
- (Preferred) Hands-on experience with hardware emulation platforms or FPGA-based prototyping; ability to read and debug RTL and embedded software.
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.
