Descriptions & RequirementsJob Description and Requirements
We Are: Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate next-generation semiconductor products. We deliver industry-leading design, verification, and signoff solutions that power the world's most advanced chips. Working at the forefront of advanced nodes and complex SoCs, we partner with leading semiconductor companies to solve their toughest design challenges and accelerate time-to-market.
You Are: You are a technically strong engineer who understands the critical importance of signoff in the chip design lifecycle. You are comfortable working at the intersection of tools, customers, and complex design challenges, and you thrive in solving real-world engineering problems. Whether it's timing closure, power integrity, or reliability at advanced nodes, you bring a hands-on, analytical approach to debugging and delivering solutions.
You enjoy working directly with customers, understanding their challenges, and turning those into actionable solutions. You are proactive, able to take ownership of issues, and confident navigating ambiguity in fast-moving, customer-driven environments. You are also motivated to grow into a leadership role, guiding projects and influencing technical direction.
What You'll Be Doing: - Support deployment and adoption of Synopsys signoff solutions across leading semiconductor companies and foundries
- Engage directly with global customers, IP providers, and partners to understand and solve complex SoC and 3DIC design challenges
- Provide hands-on technical support for static timing analysis (STA), power integrity (PDN/EMIR), signal integrity, and reliability signoff
- Work closely with customers throughout both pre-sales and post-sales phases, including deployment, debugging, and optimization
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to tools such as PrimeTime, RedHawk-SC (RHSC), PrimeClosure, PTECO, and Tweaker
- Deploy and support the Synopsys Seascape platform and contribute to its adoption as a next-generation design platform
- Collaborate with internal product engineering teams to influence product improvements based on real customer feedback
- Own customer issues end-to-end, ensuring timely resolution and high customer satisfaction
- Develop best practices, knowledge base content, and reusable solutions for internal and external stakeholders
- Contribute to internal initiatives, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the organization
The Impact You Will Have: - Enable successful deployment of Synopsys signoff solutions at top-tier semiconductor companies
- Help customers resolve complex timing, power, and reliability challenges, accelerating their tape-out cycles
- Influence the evolution of industry-leading EDA products through direct customer feedback
- Strengthen customer relationships by acting as a trusted technical advisor
- Improve internal capability through knowledge sharing and best practice development
- Support business growth by enabling technical success in pre-sales and post-sales engagements
- Drive innovation within the signoff domain, supporting next-generation chip development
What You'll Need: - 5+ years of experience in semiconductor design, with strong expertise in STA, timing closure, ECO, or PDN/EMIR at block or SoC level
- Hands-on experience with tools such as PrimeTime, RHSC (RedHawk-SC), PrimeClosure, PTECO, or Tweaker
- Strong understanding of signoff flows, timing analysis, power integrity, and reliability
- Experience supporting customers or working in application engineering, customer engineering, or similar roles
- Ability to debug and solve complex design issues independently
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Programming/scripting skills to automate workflows and solve engineering challenges
- Knowledge of advanced node design and semiconductor flows is highly desirable
Who You Are: - You are comfortable working in a customer-facing environment, balancing multiple priorities and stakeholders
- You take ownership of problems and drive them through to resolution
- You are proactive, curious, and able to learn quickly in a fast-paced domain
- You can explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
- You collaborate effectively across teams and contribute to a strong team culture
- You are motivated to grow into a technical leader, owning projects and guiding others
The Team You'll Be Part Of: You will join a growing Signoff Application Engineering team, supporting advanced semiconductor design across multiple customers and domains. The team works closely with product development and customers to solve critical design challenges in timing, power, and reliability. With increasing demand driven by advanced nodes and complex SoCs, the team plays a key role in ensuring successful chip delivery and customer success.
Rewards and Benefits: We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to support your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about salary range and benefits during the hiring process.If you are a visionary professional passionate about platform engineering and AI and are looking to make a significant impact in the semiconductor space, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity in North America.
At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.
In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.
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