Staff Applications Engineer - Timing & Signoff

You will work as a Staff Applications Engineer - Timing & Signoff at Synopsys, a leading provider of engineering solutions from silicon to systems.

Your role involves deploying and supporting Synopsys signoff tools, including PrimeTime, RedHawk-SC, PrimeClosure, PTECO, Tweaker, and StarRC, at leading semiconductor companies and foundries working on advanced node SoCs and 3DICs.

Key responsibilities:

• Engage directly with customer design teams to diagnose and resolve static timing analysis, power integrity, signal integrity, and reliability signoff challenges
• Own technical issues end to end, working proactively with assigned accounts to deliver solutions that unblock tapeouts and keep development schedules on track
• Collaborate with Synopsys product development teams to translate customer pain points and feature requests into actionable product enhancements and roadmap priorities
• Support presales technical activities by demonstrating the Seascape platform and signoff solutions
• Build and maintain a knowledge base of EDA best practices, deployment guides, and troubleshooting FAQs

The impact you will have:

• Accelerate time to tapeout for customers by resolving complex STA, PDN, and reliability issues
• Shape the next generation of Synopsys signoff products by feeding real-world design challenges and customer requirements into engineering teams
• Expand adoption of the Seascape platform and advanced signoff flows across top-tier semiconductor companies
• Build deep technical trust with customer engineering teams
• Reduce escalations and support load by creating reusable solutions and best practices

Requirements:

• 3-5 years of hands-on experience in semiconductor design, with deep expertise in static timing analysis, timing closure, ECO implementation, or power delivery network analysis
• Proven ability to provide technical support or applications engineering for timing signoff or power integrity domains
• Working proficiency with Synopsys signoff tools such as PrimeTime, RedHawk-SC, PrimeClosure, PTECO, Tweaker, or StarRC
• Strong scripting and programming skills in languages like Python, Tcl, or Perl
• Experience with PDN implementation flows, advanced node design challenges, or 3DIC methodologies is a strong plus

Salary: $112,000 - $168,000 per year