Senior Application Engineer (RTL-to-GDSII digital implementation)

Construction, Engineering & Trades · Manufacturing Engineering

In short

Synopsys is looking for a Senior Application Engineer in Shanghai to drive technical engagements with customers on high-performance compute designs using advanced nodes. You will deploy and optimize implementation flows, debug RTL-to-GDSII methodologies, and translate customer needs into product enhancements. This role requires a Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of experience in digital design or EDA applications, proficiency in scripting, and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

Drive technical engagements with customers across Asia-Pacific on high-performance compute designs including Arm and RISC-V CPUs, GPUs, and DSPs using advanced nodes from 7nm to 3nm.
Deploy and optimize Fusion Compiler implementation flows to solve PPA challenges on real customer designs, working through synthesis, place-and-route, and signoff closure.
Develop and debug RTL-to-GDSII methodologies in collaboration with customer design teams, identifying bottlenecks in timing, power, and area and delivering solutions that work in production.
Reproduce customer design issues in-house, isolate whether the root cause is design-related or tool-related, and provide actionable solutions with clear technical justification.
Translate customer findings and pain points into detailed enhancement requests for Synopsys R&D, ensuring that product improvements reflect real-world deployment needs.
Enable customer migration to new EDA tool versions by validating flows, benchmarking PPA results, and building confidence in adoption through hands-on proof points.
Act as the customer advocate internally and the Synopsys product expert externally, balancing both perspectives to drive successful outcomes.

Requirements

Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline with 3+ years of hands-on experience in digital design or EDA applications.
Direct experience with synthesis and physical implementation flows, you have worked through place-and-route, timing closure, and signoff on real designs.
Strong debugging skills across the RTL-to-GDSII flow, you know how to trace a problem from symptom to root cause using log files, reports, and design data.
Proficiency in scripting with Tcl, Unix shell, or Perl to automate flows, parse reports, and manipulate design data.
Ability to manage technical projects from scoping through delivery with guidance, meeting deadlines and communicating status clearly.
Excellent communication skills in English and Mandarin, you can explain a complex technical tradeoff to a customer engineer and to a Synopsys R&D developer with equal clarity.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with Synopsys synthesis or implementation tools such as Fusion Compiler, Design Compiler, or IC Compiler is a strong plus.

Benefits

Comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits.
Total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings.

Skills

TclUnix shellPerlArmRISC-V

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