Application Engineering Architect- Enterprise Software/FA&D

Synopsys•Exton, PA

177d•$172,000 - $258,000•Onsite

About The Position

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. You have spent years building systems that have to hold together under real operational pressure, where "good enough" is not an option and the stakes are measured in mission success. Architecture is not an ivory tower exercise for you. It is the discipline of making hard tradeoffs early so that teams downstream can build with confidence and systems can scale without falling apart six months into production. You are comfortable walking into a room with a program manager, a customer stakeholder, and a team of developers and walking out with a technical plan that everyone understands and believes in. You know how to translate vague customer requirements into concrete architectural decisions, and you know when to push back when a request does not align with what the system can actually support. You have built cloud-native distributed systems that had to deploy, scale, and secure themselves across environments you did not fully control. Kubernetes, microservices, CI/CD pipelines, these are not buzzwords for you. They are tools you have used to solve real problems. You have worked with data at scale, designed schemas that perform, and integrated AI or ML components into production systems where they had to actually deliver value, not just demo well. At Synopsys, you will architect software solutions that directly support aerospace and defense missions. The work is complex, the customers are sophisticated, and what you build will matter to the warfighter.

Requirements

Bachelor's in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 12+ years of experience, Master's with 10+ years, or PhD with 8+ years
Deep hands-on experience designing and implementing back-end services and front-end architectures using modern technologies including C#, Java, Python, Node, TypeScript, and Angular or React
This position requires a government Top Secret or TS/SCI security clearance. You must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.
Extensive experience architecting and delivering scalable, cloud-enabled distributed systems with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), microservices, and secure CI/CD pipelines on AWS or Azure
Strong knowledge of data architecture including relational and NoSQL databases, object storage systems like Amazon S3, data pipelines, and schema design for high-performance applications
Proven ability to define, evaluate, and enforce architecture standards, specifications, and interoperability requirements across complex, multi-team systems
Demonstrated capability integrating AI or machine learning components into production software platforms, or architecting systems that support these technologies
Travel domestically up to 10% of the time

Nice To Haves

Experience with version control systems, Agile development methodologies, and software design tools such as Cameo or DrawIO is a plus
Familiarity with W3C Web Components specifications and building reusable, interoperable components is a plus
Experience with web 3D technologies like WebGL, Three.js, Cesium JS, or Omniverse is a plus

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end technical planning and architectural design for large-scale custom software solutions integrating Ansys simulation tools for aerospace and US defense customers
Define and enforce architectural standards, governance processes, and best practices across engineering teams, conducting technical reviews and mentoring developers through complex design decisions
Partner directly with project managers, customers, and Synopsys product teams to gather requirements, establish technical specifications around capability, performance, cybersecurity, and deployment, and align architecture with mission objectives
Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies including AI, machine learning, and cloud-native platforms (AWS, Azure) into production systems, ensuring scalability, interoperability, and long-term platform strategy alignment
Design and oversee implementation of back-end services, front-end architectures, data pipelines, and distributed systems using modern technologies like C#, Java, Python, Node, TypeScript, Angular, React, Docker, and Kubernetes
Architect secure CI/CD pipelines, containerized microservices, and cloud-enabled distributed systems that meet DoD cybersecurity requirements and deployment constraints
Drive technical strategy and influence product roadmaps by assessing new capabilities, managing technical risks, and communicating architectural impacts to executive leadership and external defense stakeholders