Synopsys Inc

Senior IP Methodology and Quality Engineer-17367

Synopsys Inc$120K — $150K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (MS, PhD, or MBA) with 8+ years of experience in silicon, systems, or software roles.
  • Strong expertise in at least one core Silicon IP interface like PHY or SerDes.
  • Experience leading RCCA and 8D investigations that yield significant improvements.
  • Ability to independently structure complex technical problems in ambiguous environments.
  • Proven strong communication and influence skills across engineering groups.
  • Experience driving systemic improvements across projects and product lines is a plus.
  • Hands-on experience with documentation and tracking tools such as Microsoft Office, Confluence, and Jira.

Responsibilities

  • Lead deep technical RCCA and 8D investigations for silicon IP quality issues.
  • Improve and scale quality methods and engineering practices across teams.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to address quality challenges.
  • Mentor engineers through technical reviews and problem-solving discussions.
  • Identify early systemic quality risks and drive appropriate actions.
  • Serve as a trusted technical partner providing practical solutions to problems.
  • Contribute to enhancing design flows and quality systems for future scalability.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness offerings.
  • Financial benefits catered to your needs.
  • Opportunity for equity and bonuses.
  • Access to a total rewards package that includes both monetary and non-monetary offerings.
Full Job Description
Descriptions & Requirements

Job Description and Requirements

What You'll Be Doing
  • Lead deep technical RCCA and 8D investigations for complex, high-impact silicon IP quality issues and drive corrective actions through to resolution
  • Improve and scale quality methods, standards, and engineering practices that enable stronger, more predictable execution across teams
  • Partner with design, applications, program management, and other stakeholders to resolve cross-functional quality challenges
  • Mentor engineers through technical reviews, problem-solving discussions, and lessons learned, helping strengthen overall team capability
  • Identify systemic quality risks early and drive the right cross-team actions before issues escalate
  • Serve as a trusted technical partner for internal stakeholders, bringing clarity, judgment, and practical direction to difficult problems
  • Contribute to stronger design flows, quality systems, and operating practices that improve both current execution and future scalability

The Impact You Will Have
  • Strengthen product quality and customer confidence by helping teams resolve difficult issues with rigor and transparency
  • Reduce escalations by driving root-cause-based solutions instead of short-term fixes
  • Raise the standard for how quality issues are investigated, communicated, and resolved
  • Expand your impact beyond individual problems by embedding stronger quality ownership and best practices across the organization
  • Help create a more scalable and resilient engineering environment where teams can move faster with greater confidence
  • Leave systems, methods, and teams stronger than you found them

What You'll Need
  • Advanced degree (MS, PhD, or MBA) with 8+ years of experience in advanced technical roles across silicon, systems, or software
  • Strong expertise in at least one core Silicon IP interface such as PHY, SerDes, DDR, HBM, or UCIe, with a broad understanding of adjacent domains
  • Proven experience leading RCCA and 8D investigations that resulted in meaningful quality, process, or execution improvements
  • Ability to work independently in ambiguous, technically demanding environments and bring structure to complex problems
  • Strong communication and influence skills, with the ability to work effectively across engineering and stakeholder groups
  • Experience driving improvements that span teams, projects, product lines, or technology generations is a plus
  • Experience building or improving repeatable engineering and quality practices is highly valued
  • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Office, Confluence, and Jira for documentation, reporting, and tracking
  • Experience with automation, workflow digitization, or quality data analytics is a plus

Who You Are
  • You bring clarity to difficult technical problems and help teams move toward action
  • You are someone engineers trust when the stakes are high and the path is not obvious
  • You look for durable fixes, not workarounds
  • You influence through technical depth, sound judgment, and collaboration
  • You are motivated by improving both product quality and how teams work together to deliver it

The Team You'll Be Part Of
Your recruiter will share more about the team structure and mission during the interview process.
Rewards and Benefits

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

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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
NASDAQ

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