Principal Application Engineer - Verification
About The Position
Synopsys is hiring a Principal Application Engineer to support adoption of its Verification Platform, primarily VCS and emerging AI-enabled verification solutions. The role is part of the Technical Sales Group and works closely with field sales, R&D, product management, and customers across multiple industries to optimize verification flows and accelerate chip development. The position focuses on diagnosing customer verification environments, solving deployment and methodology problems, demonstrating solutions, and turning customer needs into product requirements. The role is listed as U.S. (non-CA) off-site and is remote eligible.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering.
- At least 7 years of hands-on functional verification experience.
- Deep knowledge of VLSI design flow and verification methodologies.
- Fluency in SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHDL, or SystemC.
- Experience with front-end verification, including RTL and testbench coding, simulation debugging, and coverage analysis.
- Working knowledge of UVM methodology and its deployment in production environments.
- Proficiency in UNIX/Linux environments and scripting with shell, Perl, or Python.
- Strong technical communication skills, including the ability to explain complex verification concepts to engineers and present ROI to directors.
- Ability to diagnose customer issues, develop action plans, debug code and testbenches, follow through on resolutions, and manage multiple customer engagements.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with low-power design and verification techniques.
- Hands-on debugging experience using Verdi.
Responsibilities
- Analyze customer verification environments and methodologies, identify bottlenecks, and recommend deployment strategies for VCS, Verdi, and Verification IP.
- Deliver technical demonstrations and proof-of-concept projects showing how Generative AI agents can accelerate chip development workflows.
- Benchmark customer flows against best practices and present findings and actionable recommendations to engineering teams and management.
- Work with R&D and product management to translate customer pain points and feature requests into requirements for next-generation AI-enhanced EDA capabilities.
- Lead technical discussions and training on UVM methodologies, low-power verification techniques, and advanced debugging using Verdi.
- Build and maintain technical relationships with customers and serve as a trusted advisor on verification problems that threaten tapeout.
- Debug customer testbenches, simulation environments, and scripts to resolve deployment issues and demonstrate tool capabilities in production flows.
- Build reusable deployment methodologies and best practices across customer engagements.
- Contribute to customer success stories and case studies demonstrating measurable ROI from Synopsys solutions.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits.
- May be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
