USB Applications Engineer, Staff

Job Title

USB Applications Engineer, Staff

Role Summary

Provide technical application support for DesignWare USB Mixed Signal PHY IP during integration, verification, and silicon bring-up. Act as the primary customer-facing technical contact to resolve integration issues, advise on USB protocol implementation and design tradeoffs, and coordinate with Synopsys R&D and product teams.

Based in Yongin (Korea), the role supports regional customers and occasionally requires on-site visits to accelerate tapeouts and debug critical issues.

Experience Level

Senior — 8+ years of ASIC design or verification experience.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include technical support, escalation, and knowledge transfer to customer teams.

• Provide hands-on technical support for integration and silicon bring-up of USB PHY IP.
• Troubleshoot synthesis, static timing analysis (STA), design-for-test (DFT), and clock domain crossing (CDC) issues.
• Advise customers on USB 2.0, USB 3.x, and Type-C protocol implementation and design tradeoffs.
• Collaborate with R&D and product teams to escalate complex issues and inform the roadmap.
• Deliver technical presentations, integration best practices, and design-review guidance to customer engineering teams.
• Travel occasionally to customer sites in Korea and the region to support critical milestones and bring-up activities.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and capabilities; nice-to-have items noted.

• Must-have: 8+ years of ASIC design or verification experience, with a proven record of resolving integration issues on tapeout schedules.
• Must-have: Strong working knowledge of synthesis, static timing analysis (STA), design-for-test (DFT), and clock domain crossing (CDC).
• Must-have: Ability to work independently in customer-driven, ambiguous situations and drive issues to resolution.
• Must-have: Excellent verbal and written communication skills in Korean and English.
• Must-have: Willingness to travel occasionally within Korea and the region.
• Nice-to-have: Practical experience with USB 2.0, USB 3.x, and Type-C protocols and common integration failure modes.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering. The posting specifies 8+ years of ASIC design or verification experience; no certifications or explicit "equivalent experience" language were listed.

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.