Principal Applications Engineer, IP Quality and Customer Success-19007
Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems
In short
Principal Applications Engineer with deep semiconductor expertise needed for customer success and IP quality at Synopsys. You will lead technical engagements, guide IP adoption and integration, and collaborate across R&D, Verification, and Quality teams to solve complex challenges.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a senior customer-facing technical leader for strategic accounts, guiding quality, methodology, and execution discussions across IP adoption, integration, silicon bring-up, and ongoing product use.
- Partner across R&D, Verification, Methodology, Quality, Program Management, and Application Engineering to identify technical risks, strengthen engineering practices, and improve release readiness.
- Translate customer feedback, bring-up findings, and debug issues into clear cross-functional action plans that address root causes, close methodology gaps, and improve future execution.
- Drive proactive problem-solving, metrics, and continuous-improvement practices that reduce escalations, improve signoff confidence, and strengthen customer trust.
Requirements
- BSEE, BSCE, MSEE, MSCE, or an advanced degree, plus 10+ years of experience in semiconductor design, verification, methodology, quality, applications engineering, or related technical leadership roles.
- Strong expertise in analog and mixed-signal or digital IP development, verification, integration, and signoff, with the ability to operate effectively across multiple engineering domains.
- For digital candidates, experience in areas such as RTL quality, lint, CDC, RDC, low-power verification, UPF, X-propagation, formal verification, coverage closure, gate-level simulation, and verification signoff; for analog or mixed-signal candidates, experience in design and verification methodologies, behavioral modeling, integration, signoff, silicon bring-up, and post-silicon debug.
- Proven ability to lead customer-facing technical engagements, assess risk, influence cross-functional teams, and drive practical improvements using tools and platforms such as Microsoft Project, Confluence, and Jira.
Desired Qualifications
- A customer-focused technical leader who keeps customer success, product quality, and long-term trust at the center of decisions.
- A semiconductor expert who can move comfortably across analog, mixed-signal, or digital IP methodology, integration, and signoff discussions.
- A structured problem-solver who uses data, technical judgment, and continuous improvement to strengthen execution and prevent recurrence.
- A credible cross-functional influencer with the presence to lead customer conversations and align teams around action and accountability.
Benefits
- This role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses.
- Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package.
- The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education.
- Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request.
Skills
RTL qualitylintCDCRDClow-power verificationUPFX-propagationformal verificationcoverage closuregate-level simulationbehavioral modelingMicrosoft ProjectConfluenceJira
#semiconductor#IP integration#silicon bring-up#debug#customer success#R&D#Application Engineering#Verification#Quality#Program Management
About Synopsys Inc
Smart, Secure Everything—From Silicon to Software Synopsys technology is at the heart of innovations that are changing the way we live and work. The Internet of Things. Autonomous cars. Wearables. Smart medical devices. Secure financial services. Machine learning and computer vision. These breakthroughs are ushering in the era of Smart, Secure Everything―where devices are getting smarter, everything’s connected, and everything must be secure. Powering this new era of technology are advanced silicon chips, which are made even smarter by the remarkable software that drives them. Synopsys is at…
Company
Synopsys IncJob Posted
4 days ago
Employment Type
Full Time
Work mode
On Site
Salary
US$184,000–276,000 / year
Experience Level
Senior
Locations
Sunnyvale, United States
Qualification
Bachelor, Master
Applicants
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