Staff Applications Engineer, Prime Power RTL 2.0

Job Title

Staff Applications Engineer, Prime Power RTL 2.0

Role Summary

Lead customer deployments and evaluations of RTL-stage power analysis, estimation, and optimization for Prime Power RTL 2.0. Own end-to-end delivery for assigned accounts across logical, physical, and hybrid NDM import flows, working with customers, sales, and R&D to integrate flows into production.

Experience Level

Senior - typically BS + 5 years experience or MS + 3 years; experience in EDA, IC design, or low-power applications expected.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical delivery, customer support, and mentoring within the PPRTL product area.

• Lead PPRTL evaluations and production deployments; present methodology, flow options, and analysis results; manage timelines and customer deliverables.
• Deploy and customize flows: logical (CGE/lint/ODC), physical (RTLA, glitch/SDF), and hybrid NDM import flows.
• Develop Tcl-based automation and staged save/restore methodologies for flow integration.
• Apply calibration techniques (WCDF extraction, synthesize -apply_calib) to improve RTL-to-signoff correlation and advise on FSDB stimulus quality.
• Troubleshoot elaboration, library, SDC, FSDB, power accuracy, glitch, and multi-rail UPF issues; integrate with VCS, Verdi, PrimeTime, and RTL Architect.
• Maintain product expertise, mentor L2 AEs, contribute playbooks, and provide adoption and R&D feedback to support sales and product teams.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and demonstrable experience for success in this role.

• Hands-on RTL power analysis experience and working knowledge of CGE, glitch, and memory power concepts.
• Proficiency with VCS and Verdi/FSDB workflows, SDC flows, and Tcl-based EDA automation.
• Proven ability to manage customer-facing technical projects independently and communicate results to customers and internal teams.
• Experience resolving integration issues between simulation, power analysis, and signoff tools.
• Preferred: Prime Power RTL 2.0 deployment experience; RTL Architect/Fusion Compiler and NDM-based flows; PrimeTime PX signoff correlation; UPF/IEEE 1801 multi-rail analysis; SoC or AI accelerator designs; prior AE role at an EDA vendor or semiconductor company.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field required; Master's preferred. Equivalency: BS + 5 years related experience or MS + 3 years (or equivalent practical experience).

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.