Synopsys Inc

Senior Architect, Technical Product Management - Timing Signoff

Synopsys Inc • $160K — $200K *
Technical Services
15+ years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 20+ years in technical field/product support or technical product management, ideally EDA or semiconductor industries.
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (BS EE) or equivalent.
  • Deep expertise in static timing analysis, multidie signoff, and constraints management.
  • Experience in domains like Signoff, Digital Design/Implementation, and Verification.
  • Ability to negotiate, influence, and lead in a matrixed organization.
  • Exceptional communication skills in writing, speaking, and presentations.

Responsibilities

  • Engage with customers to identify requirements and anticipate market shifts.
  • Collaborate with product managers on new technologies and products for growth.
  • Shape product roadmaps using customer needs and competitive insights.
  • Create persuasive customer presentation materials to convey technical value.
  • Conduct comparative studies of products against competitors and customer needs.
  • Lead technical discussions in standards bodies and with vendors.
  • Promote product lines through articles, seminars, and industry events.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
  • Financial benefits including potential equity and performance bonuses.
  • Collaborative and innovative work culture with opportunities for career impact.
Full Job Description
Descriptions & Requirements

Job Description and Requirements

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Engage directly with customers to understand requirements, anticipate market shifts, identify future design trends, capture high value problems and translate them into comprehensive Marketing Requirements Documents (MRDs).
  • Collaborate closely with product managers to identify and define new technologies, flows and products to drive sustainable growth within the product line.
  • Assimilate customer requirements, technology trends, and competitive intelligence to shape product roadmaps.
  • Create compelling customer presentation materials to effectively communicate Synopsys' technical value.
  • Curate material describing customer use-cases to influence timing signoff roadmap and create differentiation.
  • Conduct comparative studies of the product line against competitors and customer requirements.
  • Analyze wins and losses technically to enhance future product offerings.
  • Facilitate field communication and training sessions.
  • Lead technical discussions in Standards bodies and partnerships with foundry vendors.
  • Promote product lines through articles, white papers, application notes, seminars, and industry events.
  • Produce thought leadership outbound collateral
  • Work closely with sales, engineering, and application engineering teams to communicate technical benefits and understand customer needs.
  • Serve as a recognized expert and role model in the field, representing Synopsys internally and externally.


The Impact You Will Have:
  • Drive the strategic direction and roadmap for the timing signoff product line and ensure Synopsys remains the thought and market leader in this domain.
  • Contribute to the growth and sustainability of the product line through innovative technology definitions.
  • Enhance customer satisfaction by translating their high value problems into actionable product features.
  • Strengthen Synopsys' market position through effective communication and promotion of technology benefits.
  • Foster strong, collaborative relationships with key customers, partners, and internal teams.
  • Accelerate customer outcomes by delivering sustainable, differentiated product technologies that address real-world challenges.
  • Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement across multi-disciplinary teams.
  • Enable rapid adoption of new signoff technologies through compelling technical campaigns and beta programs.
  • Expand the company's reach via strategic partnerships and ecosystem development.
  • Elevate customer satisfaction through tailored solutions and proactive engagement.


What You'll Need:
  • 20+ years of relevant experience in technical field/product support or technical product management, ideally in EDA or semiconductor industries.
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (BS EE) or equivalent technical discipline.
  • Deep expertise in static timing analysis, multidie signoff and constraints management.
  • Proven experience in one or more domains: Signoff, Digital Design/Implementation, Verification.
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate, influence, and lead in a matrixed organization.
  • Exceptional written, verbal, presentation, and public-speaking skills.


Who You Are:
  • A strategic thinker with a passion for innovation and technology leadership.
  • An energetic leader who inspires teams to excel and embrace new challenges.
  • A collaborative partner who works effectively across a matrixed organization.
  • Customer-focused and committed to delivering measurable value and exceeding expectations.
  • Adaptable and resilient in fast-moving environments.
  • A confident communicator who engages stakeholders at every level.
  • Proven ability to develop and manage relationships with key customers and partners.
  • A focused listener and avid learner.


The Team You'll Be a Part Of:

You will be part of a highly collaborative product management organization responsible for shaping the future of Synopsys Timing Signoff. Our team works closely with R&D, field application engineering, strategic customers, foundry and ecosystem partners, and executive leadership to identify market opportunities, define product strategy, and drive customer success. As a senior technical product manager, you will play a key role in influencing product direction, developing differentiated solutions for complex customer challenges, and ensuring Synopsys continues to lead the industry in timing signoff innovation. The team fosters a culture of technical excellence, customer obsession, thought leadership, and cross-functional collaboration, providing opportunities to drive significant business impact while working with some of the most advanced semiconductor companies in the world.

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.

About Synopsys Inc

Synopsys, Inc. is an American electronic design automation company that focuses on silicon design and verification, silicon intellectual property and software security and quality. Products include logic synthesis, behavioral synthesis, place and route, static timing analysis, formal verification, hardware description language (SystemC, SystemVerilog/Verilog, VHDL) simulators, as well as transistor-level circuit simulation. The simulators include development and debugging environments which assist in the design of the logic for chips and computer systems.
Learn more about Synopsys Inc
Size
16,361 employees
Market Cap
$48.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$722.6 million
Founded
1986
5 Year Trend
+13.3%
Revenue
$3.8 billion
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