New The Skills of Tomorrow: how AI-exposed is every skill in 2026? See the data →
Synopsys

Pre-Silicon Signoff Lead

Synopsys
Apply →
senior employee $147000-$220000 Mississauga, Ontario

First indexed 17 Sept 2026

Description

You will be a Pre-Silicon Signoff Lead at Synopsys, driving the innovations that shape the way we live and connect.

As a seasoned engineer with deep expertise in high-speed serial communication and transceiver design, you will collaborate with analog, digital, and hardware teams to realize innovative solutions.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Collaborating closely with analog, digital, and hardware teams to ensure holistic design and verification coverage.
  • Developing and maintaining comprehensive simulation and verification plans for IP, aligning with reliability and performance targets.
  • Reviewing execution against verification plans through regular meetings with multiple verification teams.
  • Establishing, monitoring, and reporting on key verification metrics.
  • Coordinating with Firmware & Algorithms Lead and Digital FW Developers to develop hardware regression plans.
  • Delivering high-quality verification collateral including test plans, test cases, coverage reports, and sign-off documentation.

The impact you will have includes:

  • Advancing high-speed connectivity for enterprise and hyperscale applications worldwide.
  • Ensuring robust and scalable solutions for a diverse global customer base.
  • Driving innovation in SerDes design, modeling, and validation methodologies.
  • Accelerating time-to-market for cutting-edge silicon products.
  • Empowering customers by delivering expert technical support and troubleshooting.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

  • MSc or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, with 10+ years of relevant industry experience.
  • Deep expertise in high-speed protocols,PCIe and Ethernet.
  • Proficiency in SystemVerilog, object-oriented verification, UVM/VMM/OVM, and assertion-based verification.
  • Strong scripting/programming: Python, TCL, Perl, C/C++.
  • In-depth knowledge of high-speed analog and digital design principles.
  • Familiarity with verification flows: analog, cosimulation, digital verification, GLS, formal methods, and emulation.
  • Proven leadership: testbench architecture, planning, cross-site collaboration, and mentoring.

The team you will be part of is a world-class engineering team focused on developing, verifying, and delivering industry-leading high-speed connectivity IP.

Rewards and benefits include:

  • Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans.
  • Time away programs.
  • Family support.
  • ESPP.
  • Retirement plans.
  • Competitive salaries.
This listing is enriched and indexed by YubHub. To apply, use the employer's original posting: https://careers.synopsys.com/job/mississauga/pre-silicon-signoff-lead/44408/100744095648