Hardware Validation Senior Engineering Manager

Our Hardware Engineers at Synopsys are responsible for designing and developing cutting-edge semiconductor solutions. They work on intricate tasks such as chip architecture, circuit design, and verification to ensure the efficiency and reliability of semiconductor products. These engineers play a crucial role in advancing technology and enabling innovations in various industries.

You will lead hardware engineering for silicon validation. Your boards will enable SERDES testing, power integrity validation, and customer demos that matter. The lab is well equipped, the engineering problems are real, and your team's work directly impacts product quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead a hardware engineering team that designs and delivers PCBs, custom test equipment, and thermal solutions for silicon validation programs
• Design and optimize high-speed, high-power PCBs that support SERDES validation, ensuring transmission line performance meets test requirements
• Work directly with board layouts and schematics to place test points, route signal paths, and enable validation engineers to characterize silicon performance
• Run PI and SI simulations using HFSS to extract models, predict board performance, and catch issues before fabrication
• Debug hardware in the lab using oscilloscopes, power meters, thermal cameras, and other test equipment to diagnose and resolve signal integrity and power delivery issues
• Document board bring-up procedures, test protocols, and screening steps so lab technicians can commission and validate test hardware consistently
• Drive continuous improvement in hardware design processes, test coverage, and lab infrastructure across validation programs

The Impact You Will Have

• Deliver reliable, high-performance hardware that enables the silicon validation team to meet product release schedules
• Build test setups that improve validation throughput, reduce debug cycles, and increase consistency across product families
• Create hardware solutions that are functional, reproducible, and ready for customer demonstrations and engagements
• Strengthen team capability by establishing clear design standards, documentation practices, and knowledge transfer within your group
• Reduce board respins and fabrication delays by catching design issues early through simulation and design review rigor
• Support Synopsys product quality standards by ensuring validation hardware meets performance, interoperability, and reliability requirements
• Contribute to the long-term scalability of validation infrastructure as product complexity and speed requirements continue to increase

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience, or Master's degree with 8+ years of experience
• 3+ years leading and managing engineering teams, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management
• Deep hands-on experience with the full PCB design cycle from requirements and schematic capture through layout, fabrication, assembly, and bring-up
• Direct experience interfacing with PCB fabrication houses to specify stackups, manage design-for-manufacturing constraints, and drive boards to production
• Proficiency with PI and SI simulation tools such as HFSS, ADS, or equivalent for modeling and optimizing high-speed board designs
• Strong troubleshooting skills using lab equipment including high-speed oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power meters, and thermal imaging tools
• Experience managing project timelines, coordinating cross-functional work, and delivering hardware on schedule in a product development environment

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans that work for you and your family
• In addition to company holidays, we have ETO and FTO Programs
• Maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and more
• 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
• Competitive salaries