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Senior Application Engineer (RTL-to-GDSII digital implementation)

Synopsys Shanghai senior full-time

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Description

We are seeking a Senior Application Engineer to work on RTL-to-GDSII digital implementation at Synopsys in Shanghai.

As a Senior Application Engineer, you will drive technical engagements with customers across Asia-Pacific on high-performance compute designs, including Arm and RISC-V CPUs, GPUs, and DSPs using advanced nodes from 7nm to 3nm.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Deploying and optimizing Fusion Compiler implementation flows to solve PPA challenges on real customer designs
  • Developing and debugging RTL-to-GDSII methodologies in collaboration with customer design teams
  • Reproducing customer design issues in-house and providing actionable solutions
  • Translating customer findings and pain points into detailed enhancement requests for Synopsys R&D
  • Enabling customer migration to new EDA tool versions
  • Acting as the customer advocate internally and the Synopsys product expert externally

The ideal candidate will have:

  • Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience in digital design or EDA applications
  • Direct experience with synthesis and physical implementation flows
  • Strong debugging skills across the RTL-to-GDSII flow
  • Proficiency in scripting with Tcl, Unix shell, or Perl
  • Excellent communication skills in English and Mandarin

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs.

Skills

Required

Nice to have

  • Fusion Compiler
  • Design Compiler
  • IC Compiler

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