R&D Engineering, Staff Engineer

Synopsys • Morrisville, NC

17h • $153,883 - $180,000

About The Position

Design, develop, test, or debug EDA software products, solutions, and related technologies in digital design, custom design, silicon realization, systems design, verification, emulation, or silicon engineering. The role enhances the performance and capacity of the IC Validator tool by analyzing performance issues using log files, performance graphing tools, and code inspection. It optimizes problematic C/C++ algorithms through binning, optimized graph traversal, and memory management; uses threading and distributed processing to improve scalability across multiple hosts; and ensures efficient data storage through compression, appropriate disk use, and efficient data representation.

The position includes performance testing, coordinating code drops, analyzing results, and refining code based on test outcomes. It also uses machine-learning methodologies to optimize graphs and schedule tasks for distributed jobs, and contributes to research into new AI applications. The engineer applies learned techniques, contributes to problem analysis and investigation, and builds productive internal and external working relationships to resolve shared problems through collaboration on procedures or transactions. The role is 40 hours per week.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical/Electronic Engineering, or a related field.
• Six months of experience in distributed task scheduling and load balancing.
• Background in C/C++.
• Background in Linux.
• Background in distributed processing.
• Background in threading.
• Background in scheduling.
• Background in performance analysis and optimization.
• Background in code debuggers.
• Background in grid systems.
• Background in NFS, local disks, memory cache, and file compression techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, or debug EDA software products, solutions, and related technologies.
• Enhance the performance and capacity of the IC Validator tool.
• Analyze performance issues using log files, performance graphing tools, and code inspection.
• Optimize C/C++ algorithms using binning, optimized graph traversal, and memory management.
• Use threading and distributed processing to improve scalability across multiple hosts.
• Ensure efficient data storage using compression, local or network disks, and efficient data representation.
• Conduct performance testing, coordinate code drops, analyze results, and refine code based on test results.
• Use machine-learning methodologies to optimize graphs and schedule tasks for distributed jobs.
• Contribute to research identifying new AI applications.
• Apply learned techniques and contribute to analysis and investigation to solve problems.
• Build productive internal and external working relationships and collaborate on procedures or transactions to resolve mutual problems.

Benefits

• May be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses.
• Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior