Applications Engineering, Sr. Staff Engineer

We are seeking an Applications Engineering, Sr. Staff Engineer to work in Austin, TX. As a Lead Application Engineer, you will lead the deployment and support of software products and systems, developing strategic technical campaigns, negotiating success criteria, and providing refined requirements to drive new product features.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical campaigns to successful completion
• Work independently and as a member of a team, motivating others
• Develop and deliver training/education to customers
• Mentor junior engineers
• Negotiate success criteria with customers for critical technical campaigns
• Provide accurate and thorough work in a timely manner
• Complete assignments without specific directions, recognizing problems and suggesting viable solutions

Additional responsibilities include:

• Deep domain knowledge of voltage drop, electromigration, KCL/KVL, extraction, and circuit solving
• Work on VLSI EDA backend (post-layout) tools and software, including Totem, Totem-SC, Pathfinder, Pathfinder-SC, and Redhawk-SC
• Enable accurate analysis and design closure for complex SoCs
• Support advanced technology nodes such as 3nm, 2nm, A14, and beyond
• Collaborate with customers, IP providers, and foundries to understand design challenges and translate them into EDA specifications

Requirements:

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a related field of study, and six (6) years of experience in a related position
• Alternate acceptable education and work experience requirement: Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical or Electronics Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field of study, and eight (8) years of experience in a related position
• Experience with TCL and Python
• Experience with semiconductor and systems design specializing in digital, analog, Mixed-Signal and RF
• Experience with large-scale commercial software support
• Experience with simulation methodologies, running simulation benchmarks, modeling and simulation of engineered products and processes
• Experience with triage workflow issues

Benefits:

• Rate of pay: $173,000 per year
• May permit telecommuting from home office within commuting distance to Austin, TX. In office 2 days a week