Synopsys Inc

Staff Application Engineer - STA / Signoff

Synopsys Inc$120K — $150K *
Technical Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in semiconductor design focused on STA, timing closure, ECO, or PDN/EMIR.
  • Expertise in tools like PrimeTime, RedHawk-SC, PrimeClosure, PTECO, and Tweaker.
  • Strong knowledge of signoff flows, timing analysis, power integrity, and reliability.
  • Experience in customer-facing roles such as application engineering or customer engineering.
  • Proficient in troubleshooting complex design issues independently.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Programming/scripting skills for workflow automation and engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Support deployment and adoption of signoff solutions for semiconductor companies.
  • Engage with customers and partners to address SoC and 3DIC design challenges.
  • Provide technical support for static timing analysis, power integrity, and reliability signoff.
  • Collaborate with customers during pre-sales and post-sales phases for deployment and optimization.
  • Troubleshoot tool-related issues effectively and efficiently.
  • Deploy and support the Synopsys Seascape platform to enhance design platform adoption.
  • Collaborate with internal teams to advocate for product improvements based on customer feedback.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
  • Financial benefits to support employee needs.
  • Performance bonuses, including annual bonuses and equity options.
Full Job Description
Descriptions & Requirements

Job Description and Requirements

What You'll Be Doing:
  • Support deployment and adoption of Synopsys signoff solutions across leading semiconductor companies and foundries
  • Engage directly with global customers, IP providers, and partners to understand and solve complex SoC and 3DIC design challenges
  • Provide hands-on technical support for static timing analysis (STA), power integrity (PDN/EMIR), signal integrity, and reliability signoff
  • Work closely with customers throughout both pre-sales and post-sales phases, including deployment, debugging, and optimization
  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to tools such as PrimeTime, RedHawk-SC (RHSC), PrimeClosure, PTECO, and Tweaker
  • Deploy and support the Synopsys Seascape platform and contribute to its adoption as a next-generation design platform
  • Collaborate with internal product engineering teams to influence product improvements based on real customer feedback
  • Own customer issues end-to-end, ensuring timely resolution and high customer satisfaction
  • Develop best practices, knowledge base content, and reusable solutions for internal and external stakeholders
  • Contribute to internal initiatives, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement across the organization


The Impact You Will Have:
  • Enable successful deployment of Synopsys signoff solutions at top-tier semiconductor companies
  • Help customers resolve complex timing, power, and reliability challenges, accelerating their tape-out cycles
  • Influence the evolution of industry-leading EDA products through direct customer feedback
  • Strengthen customer relationships by acting as a trusted technical advisor
  • Improve internal capability through knowledge sharing and best practice development
  • Support business growth by enabling technical success in pre-sales and post-sales engagements
  • Drive innovation within the signoff domain, supporting next-generation chip development


What You'll Need:
  • 5+ years of experience in semiconductor design, with strong expertise in STA, timing closure, ECO, or PDN/EMIR at block or SoC level
  • Hands-on experience with tools such as PrimeTime, RHSC (RedHawk-SC), PrimeClosure, PTECO, or Tweaker
  • Strong understanding of signoff flows, timing analysis, power integrity, and reliability
  • Experience supporting customers or working in application engineering, customer engineering, or similar roles
  • Ability to debug and solve complex design issues independently
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Programming/scripting skills to automate workflows and solve engineering challenges
  • Knowledge of advanced node design and semiconductor flows is highly desirable


Who You Are:
  • You are comfortable working in a customer-facing environment, balancing multiple priorities and stakeholders
  • You take ownership of problems and drive them through to resolution
  • You are proactive, curious, and able to learn quickly in a fast-paced domain
  • You can explain complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences
  • You collaborate effectively across teams and contribute to a strong team culture
  • You are motivated to grow into a technical leader, owning projects and guiding others


The Team You'll Be Part Of:

You 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.

Rewards and Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to support your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about salary range and benefits during the hiring process.If you are a visionary professional passionate about platform engineering and AI and are looking to make a significant impact in the semiconductor space, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity in North America.

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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