R&D Senior Architect, Package Substrate EDA
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems
In short
Synopsys seeks an R&D Senior Architect specializing in Package Substrate EDA. This role involves defining architectural direction for package substrate design automation, developing EDA software in C++, Python, and TCL, and collaborating with foundries and OSAT partners to drive innovation in advanced packaging solutions.
Responsibilities
- Lead R&D projects defining the architectural direction for package substrate design automation, including auto routing, power delivery network analysis, DRC engines, and database models.
- Drive new technical solutions beyond incremental features, working directly with the Exec Director R&D owner for 3DIC to influence product roadmap and strategic direction.
- Develop and optimize EDA software in C++, Python, and TCL to solve computational geometry and physical design automation challenges at scale.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on database models, collateral input/output formats like ODB++, and integration with analysis tools for design validation.
- Partner directly with foundries and assembly and test companies to implement emerging package substrate technologies and design methodologies, translating manufacturing constraints into tooling requirements.
- Provide technical mentorship and architectural guidance to engineering teams, raising the technical bar across substrate design automation projects.
- Communicate complex technical tradeoffs and architectural decisions to senior internal leaders and customer technologists, shaping how Synopsys and the industry approach advanced packaging challenges.
Requirements
- Deep hands-on experience in package substrate design automation, including physical design, auto routing, DRC, power delivery network analysis, and design-for-manufacturing.
- Strong programming skills in C++, Python, and TCL, with a track record of building production-quality EDA software.
- Proven experience leading R&D projects that resulted in new architectural solutions, not just feature development or flow integration.
- Extensive knowledge of computational geometry algorithms and their application to physical design automation problems.
- Understanding of schematic-driven layout methodologies for package designs and the data models that connect electrical and physical domains.
- Experience working directly with foundries and assembly and test companies to implement new package substrate technologies and translate manufacturing requirements into design automation.
- Familiarity with design rule manuals, technology files, and ODB++ output formats for substrate manufacturing and design validation is a strong plus.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Desired Qualifications
- You can walk into a technical review with a customer's chief architect or a Synopsys GM and explain a complex design automation tradeoff in two minutes without losing the nuance or the business impact.
- You have a point of view on what good architecture looks like, and you push back when a proposed solution will not scale or does not address the real constraint.
- You move between writing C++ code, reviewing algorithmic approaches, and discussing product strategy with executive leadership without losing context or momentum.
- You mentor engineers by asking the right questions, not by giving answers, and you know when to let someone struggle productively versus when to step in.
- You are comfortable with the ambiguity that comes at the start of a hard R&D problem, and you drive toward architectural clarity without waiting for perfect information.
- You build relationships with external partners like foundries and OSAT companies that go beyond transactional collaboration, you become a trusted technical advisor they call when they hit a wall.
Benefits
- Competitive salaries.
- In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses.
- Comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits.
- Purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount, with a 24 month look-back.
- Save for your future with our retirement plans that vary by region and country.
- Maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and more.
- Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans that work for you and your family.
- In addition to company holidays, we have ETO and FTO Programs.
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Company
Synopsys Inc
Job Posted
2 weeks ago
Employment Type
Full Time
WorkMode
On Site
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
United States
Qualification
Bachelor, Master
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