# R&D Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer

**Company**: Synopsys
**Location**: Austin, Texas
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $164000-$246000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Ticker**: SNPS
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2303478

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## Description

We are seeking a seasoned engineering leader with deep expertise in SoC, ASIC, and Silicon IP to join our team at Synopsys. As a Sr Staff Engineer, you will lead high-profile, multi-product programs by aligning R&D, business, and customer teams, anticipating risk, and driving decisive action as scope, schedules, and priorities evolve.

**Responsibilities**

- Oversee key customer milestones for high-profile multi-products programs, ensuring alignment across R&D targets, business goals, and customer objectives

- Translate technical requirements and customer priorities into clear scope, executable plans, milestones, dependencies, and risk-mitigation actions

- Lead global cross-functional global teams through the full Silicon IP project lifecycle, from initial planning and scoping through tape-out and delivery

- Establish and manage integrated schedules and milestone tracking using Jira, MS Project, or equivalent platforms, with clear ownership and accountability

- Provide concise executive and customer status, highlighting progress, trade-offs, risks, decisions, and recovery plans while partnering with R&D on product enhancements and roadmap priorities

- Analyze project performance metrics, ensure quality assurance standards, maintain customer satisfaction, and manage projects within budgetary constraints

**The Impact You Will Have**

- Deliver high-value Silicon IP solutions that enable next-generation AI, IoT, automotive, and connectivity technologies across the semiconductor industry

- Strengthen Synopsys' reputation as a trusted partner by consistently meeting customer milestones and maintaining transparent, proactive communication

- Drive operational excellence across global engineering teams, reducing cycle time and improving delivery predictability on complex multi-product programs

- Influence new product features and roadmap decisions based on direct customer feedback, market trends, and technical feasibility assessments

- Build durable relationships with customers and internal teams that create long-term partnership value and repeat business

- Mentor engineering project leads and program coordinators, raising the bar for how technical programs are run across the organization

- Shape process improvements that get adopted across other programs, making the entire Silicon IP portfolio easier to plan, execute, and scale

**Requirements**

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering or Applied Science with 10+ years of experience in semiconductor, ASIC, SOC, or Silicon IP development

- Proven track record managing customer expectations, communications, and milestone commitments on complex technical programs

- Background in Mixed-Signal IP, SOC, ASIC, or semiconductor development environments

- Knowledge of PCIe and Ethernet protocols is a strong plus

- Experience with project management tools and methodologies, including scheduling, risk management, and milestone tracking

- Familiarity with quality management system processes and procedures in regulated or customer-driven engineering environments

- Comfort working in Linux environments and navigating engineering toolchains and workflows

## Skills

### Required
- SoC
- ASIC
- Silicon IP
- Project Management
- Jira
- MS Project
- Linux

### Nice to have
- PCIe
- Ethernet

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Source: [Apply at careers.synopsys.com](https://careers.synopsys.com/job/austin/r-and-d-engineering-sr-staff-engineer/44408/102664345040?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)