Security Digital Design Engineer

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 bring solid experience in RTL design with a focus on building hardware that must be both performant and secure. Your work in digital design has taught you that security cannot be an afterthought, it must be architected into the IP from the beginning. You understand the interplay between hardware design decisions and security implications, and you make design choices that account for both functional correctness and threat resilience.

You will:

• Design and implement RTL in Verilog and SystemVerilog for Security IP cores, translating security requirements into synthesizable, verifiable hardware
• Build and maintain test environments for digital hardware Security IP using SystemVerilog and UVM, ensuring coverage of corner cases and attack scenarios
• Verify IP cores and subsystems using modern verification techniques including UVM testbenches and formal verification tools
• Collaborate with hardware and software security engineers to analyze functional correctness and performance of embedded IP solutions across threat models
• Contribute to detailed design specifications, verification plans, and documentation that support global development and customer integration
• Work within an international team across time zones, coordinating design reviews, debugging sessions, and milestone deliveries

The Impact You Will Have:

• Strengthen the security posture of IP cores that protect critical systems in automotive, AI, and high-performance computing applications
• Enable faster SoC integration by delivering IP that meets strict performance, power, and area requirements without compromising security
• Reduce customer risk and time-to-market by ensuring IP is verified to the highest standards before it ships
• Advance the state of hardware security design within Synopsys, contributing techniques and methods that influence future IP development
• Support the growth of Synopsys Security IP in high-growth markets where trust and resilience are non-negotiable
• Help maintain Synopsys' leadership position in delivering silicon IP that customers depend on for differentiation and compliance

Requirements:

• Strong working knowledge of RTL design for hardware IP components, with hands-on experience writing synthesizable Verilog or SystemVerilog
• Experience with ASIC verification using SystemVerilog, UVM, or Verilog in real project environments
• Ability to create detailed test environment specifications that map requirements to verification objectives
• MSc or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
• Solid understanding of IC design flows including synthesis, timing analysis, and design-for-test concepts
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, with the ability to trace issues across RTL, simulation, and tooling layers
• Experience with hardware security concepts or cryptographic IP is a plus

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