Applications Engineer, Staff

Synopsys Applications Engineer

At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, 5G, The Internet of Things, and the list goes on. 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 Customer Success Group is all about delivering high-value solutions to our customers while driving growth. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the applications engineering team that supports the industry-leading solutions for Verification, Implementation, and Signoff. The primary focus of the Application Engineer (AE) is to drive increased usage of the product by collaborating with R&D and the Sales team in a dynamic, innovative environment. Some of the tasks include conducting competitive benchmarks and evaluations where they articulate the superiority of our customer’s design team and management. In addition, AE’s deliver customer training, tape-out support, and collaborate on initiatives for product enhancements. The job involves working closely with users/customers and multiple organizations like R&D, marketing, and sales among others.
 
We’re looking for a Physical Implementation Application Engineer to join a world-class AE team responsible for driving adoption of our industry-leading place and route solution.
In this role, you will be an Applications Engineer who will play a critical role in our Customer Success Organization enabling the success of our customers in designing advanced chips on leading-edge process technologies.
You will provide technical and engineering insight and direction to improving usability, applicability, and adoption of implementation products, platforms, and solutions to meet the customer business needs.
Does this sound like a good role for you?
 
Main responsibilities:

• Use in-depth product knowledge to provide technical expertise and support for our top customers.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues on customer designs.
• Work directly with Research and Development (R&D) to develop and implement our technical roadmap, specifications, and validation for improvements and enhancements. 
• Partner with customers and Sales to identify business challenges, develop effective technical solutions, and increase utilization and retention of products on current accounts.

Key Qualifications:

• BS/MS EE, CS, CE or related discipline and 5+ years of experience. 
• Good understanding of the RTL2GDS flows and methodologies. 
• Hands-on experience with Synthesis, P&R, and Static Timing Analysis.
• Experience with Timing and Physical constraint methodologies.
• Experience with Advanced Technology Nodes preferred.
• Knowledge of Low-Power Design techniques and their trade-offs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a passion for world-class customer service.

Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran