Senior Applications Engineer, Fusion Compiler
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering
In short
Synopsys is seeking a Senior Applications Engineer in Penang, Malaysia, to support customers with Fusion Compiler and physical design implementation. You will debug complex issues, optimize designs at advanced process nodes, and leverage AI tools to enhance customer support and productivity.
Responsibilities
- Support customers through physical design implementation and design closure using Synopsys tools.
- Debug complex design challenges across timing, power, area, congestion, routing, and runtime optimization at advanced process nodes including 5nm and below.
- Help customers achieve implementation closure while meeting aggressive tapeout schedules and design quality requirements.
- Provide technical guidance on best practices for synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, power optimization, and advanced implementation methodologies.
- Build and maintain automation scripts in Python, Perl, and TCL to streamline workflows and improve turnaround time for customer engagements.
- Utilize AI-powered tools and workflows to improve productivity, accelerate issue resolution, and enhance customer support effectiveness.
- Collaborate with internal R&D teams to reproduce customer issues, validate tool behavior, and feed real-world use cases back into product development.
- Present technical solutions and recommendations to senior customer engineers and design leads during critical project phases.
- Work across the full RTL-to-GDS flow, from implementation through signoff and tapeout readiness.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with at least 5-8 years of hands-on ASIC, physical design, implementation, or CAD engineering experience.
- Direct experience with RTL-to-GDS implementation flows, including synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and physical design optimization.
- Strong working knowledge of Fusion Compiler, ICC2, or equivalent digital implementation tools.
- Understanding of timing, power, congestion, routing, and design closure methodologies.
- Working knowledge of Formality, Formality ECO, PrimeTime, or related EDA tools is a strong advantage.
- Proficiency in scripting with Python, Perl, and TCL to automate design tasks and improve workflow efficiency.
- Experience with advanced process nodes (7nm and below) is a strong plus, especially if you have worked through design closure challenges at those nodes.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools and automation technologies to improve engineering productivity and problem-solving effectiveness.
- Business-level English proficiency with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly in written and spoken form.
- Willingness to engage directly with customers, including senior engineers and design managers, in both remote and onsite settings.
Desired Qualifications
- You can explain a complex timing, congestion, or implementation issue to a customer in two sentences without losing the technical nuance that matters.
- When a customer escalation comes in at 4pm on a Friday, you do not panic, you prioritize, engage the right people, and drive the issue to resolution.
- You do not wait for perfect documentation or complete requirements, you ask the right questions, make reasonable assumptions, and move forward.
- Detail matters to you, whether it is a script that needs to handle edge cases or a customer presentation that has to be technically accurate and clear.
- You continuously look for ways to improve efficiency and know how to leverage AI, automation, and analytics tools to increase productivity and accelerate problem-solving.
- You are comfortable working across time zones and cultures, adjusting your communication style to match the audience without losing clarity.
- You treat customer problems like they are your own, not because it is your job, but because you care about delivering solutions that actually work.
Benefits
- Comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits.
- Total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings.
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Company
Synopsys Inc
Job Posted
2 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
Hybrid
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Penang, Malaysia
Qualification
Bachelor
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