Staff Application Engineer

Job Title

Staff Application Engineer

Role Summary

Deploy and optimize emulation solutions for SoC and ASIC verification at customer sites. Work on an applications engineering team that partners with product R&D, sales, and customer engineering to shorten verification cycles and improve platform adoption.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Typically requires extensive prior experience in applications engineering, hardware verification, or emulation support (see Education Requirements for formal degree/years guidance).

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include customer-facing deployment, technical debugging, enablement, and cross-team collaboration.

• Work directly with customers to deploy and optimize emulation solutions for SoC and ASIC verification projects.
• Design emulation strategies tailored to customer architecture, testbench, and schedule constraints.
• Debug complex issues spanning hardware models, software interactions, and testbench integration; coordinate resolution with customers and internal R&D.
• Build and deliver technical enablement sessions and workshops for customers and internal teams.
• Collaborate with product engineering to surface customer requirements, workflow gaps, and feature requests.
• Mentor engineers to build technical skills in emulation methodologies and customer engagement.

Requirements

Key technical skills and experience required or strongly preferred.

• Must-have: Hands-on experience with emulation platforms such as Synopsys ZeBu, Mentor Veloce, or Cadence Palladium.
• Must-have: Strong working knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL and verification methodologies including UVM or OVM.
• Must-have: Demonstrated ability to debug and optimize interactions between hardware models, testbenches, and emulation infrastructure.
• Must-have: Solid understanding of SoC and ASIC architecture and typical verification flows.
• Must-have: Scripting and automation skills with Python, Perl, or TCL.
• Nice-to-have: Prior customer-facing technical work and experience mentoring or leading less-experienced engineers.

Education Requirements

B.E. / B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with 7+ years in applications engineering, hardware verification, or emulation support; or M.S. / M.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering with 5+ years in similar roles.

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.