Applications Engineer

ChipAgents•San Jose, CA

11d•$130,000 - $350,000•Onsite

About The Position

ChipAgents is revolutionizing chip design and verification with agentic-AI workflows. Founded by experts in AI and semiconductor design, we partner with top-10 semiconductor companies, hyperscale cloud providers, and cutting-edge startups. Our platform accelerates RTL development, functional verification, and simulation—unlocking new levels of productivity and design quality. As an Applications Engineer (AE) you will be the primary technical contact for enterprise customers evaluating and deploying ChipAgents. You'll guide pre-sales benchmarks, proof-of-concepts, and production roll-outs; deliver training and best-practice guidance; and channel customer insights back to our product and R&D teams. Success in this role means shortening customers' time-to-value and establishing ChipAgents as an essential part of their EDA flow.

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
Hands-on experience in RTL design, functional verification, or EDA application engineering.
Strong command of Verilog/SystemVerilog and common verification methodologies (UVM, lint, CDC).
Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving abilities.
Proven record of supporting or selling to enterprise engineering teams.
Comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment with minimal supervision.

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with or curiosity about AI-driven automation in design/verification is highly desirable.
Python, Tcl, or shell scripting.
Prior experience with cloud or on-prem compute clusters.
Exposure to formal verification or hardware emulation.

Responsibilities

Lead technical discovery, product demos, and benchmarks.
Quantify ROI through well-scoped POCs and present results to stakeholders.
Integrate ChipAgents with existing RTL design, simulation, and verification workflows (e.g., Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Siemens Questa).
Troubleshoot issues, provide root-cause analysis, and ensure production readiness.
Deliver on-site/remote training sessions and create onboarding materials.
Serve as a trusted advisor who translates customer goals into concrete deployment plans.
Track usage metrics and adoption milestones to drive renewals and expansion.
Consolidate field feedback into clear feature requests and bug reports.
Collaborate with product and engineering to prioritize roadmap items.
Develop application notes, reference flows, and best-practice guides that scale across accounts.
Represent ChipAgents at industry events, webinars, and user group meetings.