Applications Engineer, Sr Staff
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems
In short
Synopsys seeks a Sr. Staff Applications Engineer in Tokyo, Japan, to architect IP solutions and support customer ASIC/SoC design challenges. You will lead technical evaluations, troubleshoot integration issues, and provide crucial customer feedback to R&D, requiring a Bachelor's in EE and 8+ years of experience.
Responsibilities
- Partner with sales to understand customer ASIC/SoC challenges and architect IP solutions.
- Lead technical evaluations with customer engineering teams, coordinating with R&D.
- Conduct design reviews and technical presentations on IP integration.
- Serve as the voice of the customer to Synopsys IP product teams.
- Troubleshoot complex integration issues involving RTL, synthesis, timing, and verification.
- Travel approximately 15-30% to customer sites and engineering centers.
- Build deep technical relationships with customer architects and engineers.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 7+ years of experience.
- Strong working knowledge of SoC architectures and system-level design practices.
- Hands-on experience with RTL design and verification using Verilog or SystemVerilog.
- Solid understanding of synthesis, static timing analysis, and physical design flows.
- Familiarity with analog and mixed-signal design and verification flows.
- Willingness and ability to travel 15-30% within Japan and occasionally to other regions.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with interface and connectivity protocols such as USB, PCIe, CXL, DDR, MIPI, HDMI, DisplayPort, Ethernet, or AMBA is a strong plus.
- Prior experience selecting, using, designing, or supporting IP in a customer-facing or applications engineering role is a plus.
- Ability to walk into a customer meeting with incomplete information and develop a clear technical plan.
- Skill to explain complex tradeoffs to senior architects concisely.
- Comfort coordinating across multiple internal and external teams.
- Ability to write clear, concise technical summaries and status updates.
- Calm demeanor when facing customer evaluation challenges or timeline compression.
- Having a point of view on good IP integration and willingness to push back when necessary.
Benefits
- Opportunity to work with advanced SoC teams and shape innovative AI-powered products.
- Contribute to Synopsys IP roadmap by channeling customer requirements.
- Expand Synopsys IP adoption across key market segments.
- Build technical credibility and foster strategic partnerships with customers.
- Help customers navigate complex protocol and interface decisions.
#Engineering#ASIC#SoC#IP integration#RTL#timing closure#verification#sales support#customer facing
Company
Synopsys Inc
Job Posted
1 week ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Tokyo, Japan
Qualification
Bachelor
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