Applications Engineering, Principal Engineer
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Principal Application Engineer

49483BR

USA - California - Los Angeles, USA - California - Mountain View/Sunnyvale, USA - California - Pasadena, USA - California - San Francisco, USA - California - San Jose

Job Description and Requirements

Job Description and Requirements

At Synopsys, we're at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we're powering it all with the world's most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.

Our Silicon Design & Verification business is all about building high-performance silicon chips-faster. We're the world's leading provider of solutions for designing and verifying advanced silicon chips. And we design the next-generation processes and models needed to manufacture those chips. We enable our customers to optimize chips for power, cost, and performance-eliminating months off their project schedules. We're looking for an RTL2GDS Full flow Engineer to join the team. Does this sound like a good role for you?


In this role, you will support the sale and adoption of Synopsys products.

  • Provides technical and engineering insight and direction to support and improve usability, applicability, and adoption of products, platforms, and solutions to meet customer business needs.
  • Diagnoses, troubleshoots, and resolves complex technical issues on customer installations; deploys and trains customers on new implementations and capabilities.
  • Reviews and understands feedback on product and solutions performance from customers and other application partners; works directly with Research and Development (R&D) to develop and implement the technical roadmap, specifications, and validation for improvements and enhancements.
  • Partners with customer technical managers and Sales to identify business challenges, develop effective technical solutions for new accounts, and increase product utilization and retention on current accounts.
Key Qualifications:
  • RTL to GDSII full-flow experience or knowledge is preferable.
  • Strong interest and understanding of Advanced Node & Design methodologies.
  • Must possess collaborative teamwork experience and the aptitude and motivation to work with other internal and customer groups.
  • Excellent verbal and written presentation/communication skills are mandatory.
  • Hands-on experience in all aspects of synthesis, physical design, static timing analysis, equivalence checking, parasitic extraction, DRC/LVS, and power analysis.
  • Knowledge of ASIC implementation domains outside of RTL2GDS, including RTL coding, Verification, and formal checking, is a plus.
  • Good scripting skills (Perl, Tcl, Python); knowledge of CAD automation methods.

Preferred Experience:
  • BSEE or equivalent, required with 8+ years of Synthesis experience, or MSEE, or equivalent with 5+ years of Synthesis experience.
  • Tool knowledge expected: Front end Synthesis tools & Back-end P&R tools (Design Compiler, ICC2, Fusion Compiler, Genus, Innovus)
  • Tool knowledge (preferred): STA (Primetime, Tempus), IR drop analysis (Redhawk, Voltus), Extraction (Star-RCXT, Quantus), Formal verification (Formality, Conformal)

We value inclusion and Diversity. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.

The base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $173,000-$259,000. In addition, 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 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.


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Job Category

Engineering

Country

United States

Job Subcategory

Applications Engineering

Hire Type

Employee

Base Salary Range

$173,000-$259,000


Synopsys maintains a workplace where all personnel, customers, and vendors are treated with dignity, fairness, and respect. We maintain worldwide policies in our Work Rules Policy, which is applicable to all employees in furtherance of these principles. We pride ourselves on providing a healthy and productive work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, age, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, medical condition, and any other characteristic protected by law. For applicants and employees with disabilities, we also make reasonable accommodations consistent with applicable laws and regulations. We are each expected to do our part to create a healthy and productive work environment for everyone. This includes bringing issues to management’s attention when you believe certain conditions are distracting from a good work environment. Our Work Rules Policy also allows you to raise concerns with other Synopsys managers. If employees are still unable to resolve their concerns, their disputes may be resolved through our Internal Issue Resolution Process Policy. In addition, all managers and employees in positions of authority have a special obligation to maintain and support a healthy and productive work environment.

 

Job Summary
Company
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
8+ years
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