{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"7ab63d9e8031b347cb8e352f","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/7ab63d9e8031b347cb8e352f","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/7ab63d9e8031b347cb8e352f","title":"Applications Engineering, Staff Engineer","description":"Descriptions & Requirements\r\nBase Salary Range: $112000 - $168000\r\nWe Are\r\nSynopsys 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.\r\nYou Are\r\nYou 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.\r\nYou 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.\r\nWhat You'll Be Doing:\r\nSupport deployment and adoption of Synopsys signoff solutions across leading semiconductor companies and foundries\r\nEngage directly with global customers, IP providers, and partners to understand and solve complex SoC and 3DIC design challenges\r\nProvide hands-on technical support for static timing analysis (STA), power integrity (PDN/EMIR), signal integrity, and reliability signoff\r\nWork closely with customers throughout both pre-sales and post-sales phases, including deployment, debugging, and optimization\r\nTroubleshoot and resolve issues related to tools such as PrimeTime, RedHawk-SC (RHSC), PrimeClosure, PTECO, and Tweaker\r\nDeploy and support the Synopsys Seascape platform and contribute to its adoption as a next-generation design platform\r\nCollaborate with internal product engineering teams to influence product improvements based on real customer feedback\r\nOwn customer issues end-to-end, ensuring timely resolution and high customer satisfaction\r\nDevelop best practices, knowledge base content, and reusable solutions for internal and external stakeholders\r\nContribute to internal initiatives, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the organization\r\nThe Impact You Will Have\r\nEnable successful deployment of Synopsys signoff solutions at top-tier semiconductor companies\r\nHelp customers resolve complex timing, power, and reliability challenges, accelerating their tape-out cycles\r\nInfluence the evolution of industry-leading EDA products through direct customer feedback\r\nStrengthen customer relationships by acting as a trusted technical advisor\r\nImprove internal capability through knowledge sharing and best practice development\r\nSupport business growth by enabling technical success in pre-sales and post-sales engagements\r\nDrive innovation within the signoff domain, supporting next-generation chip development\r\nWhat You'll Need:\r\n5+ years of experience in semiconductor design, with strong expertise in STA, timing closure, ECO, or PDN/EMIR at block or SoC level\r\nHands-on experience with tools such as PrimeTime, RHSC (RedHawk-SC), PrimeClosure, PTECO, or Tweaker\r\nStrong understanding of signoff flows, timing analysis, power integrity, and reliability\r\nExperience supporting customers or working in application engineering, customer engineering, or similar roles\r\nAbility to debug and solve complex design issues independently\r\nStrong problem-solving and analytical skills\r\nProgramming/scripting skills to automate workflows and solve engineering challenges\r\nKnowledge of advanced node design and semiconductor flows is highly desirable\r\nWho You Are\r\nYou are comfortable working in a customer-facing environment, balancing multiple priorities and stakeholders\r\nYou take ownership of problems and drive them through to resolution\r\nYou are proactive, curious, and able to learn quickly in a fast-paced domain\r\nYou can explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences\r\nYou collaborate effectively across teams and contribute to a strong team culture\r\nYou are motivated to grow into a technical leader, owning projects and guiding others\r\nThe Team You'll Be Part Of:\r\nYou 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.\r\nRewards and Benefits\r\nWe offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to support your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. 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.\r\nAt Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. 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