# Director Applications Engineering PCIE **Company**: Synopsys **Location**: Sunnyvale, California **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $214000-$322000 **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Ticker**: SNPS **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2303478 **Apply**: https://careers.synopsys.com/job/sunnyvale/director-applications-engineering-pcie/44408/93816739168?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_e2ae666e-cae ## Description At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. As the Director of Applications Engineering, this role leads a team of Application Engineers who partner with Synopsys’ customers to successfully integrate leading-edge Interface IP (IIP) into ASIC SoCs/systems for next-generation products utilizing our PCIe/SERDES IPs. You will be accountable for team execution, technical quality, customer success, and cross-functional alignment,hiring and developing talent, setting priorities, driving best practices, and owning escalations to ensure predictable, high-quality outcomes across multiple customer programs. Responsibilities: - Lead and develop a team of Application Engineers (hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance management) to deliver excellent customer outcomes. - Set priorities, allocate resources, and manage execution across multiple customer engagements and internal deliverables; establish operating rhythms and clear accountability. - Own customer escalations for Interface IP integration, driving structured debug and resolution plans in partnership with R&D, Product, and Program teams. - Define and standardize best practices for pre-silicon integration reviews, signoff checklists, and milestone-based customer engagement to improve predictability and quality. - Lead AI initiatives to define and implement an AI-empowered flow that accelerates pre-silicon IP integration, debug, and customer engagement processes. - Drive strong cross-functional collaboration and feedback loops to improve product quality, documentation, collateral, and enablement based on field learnings. - Track and report on key metrics (e.g., milestone health, issue trends, response times, customer satisfaction) and continuously improving team processes. - Stay current on relevant standards and market trends (e.g., PCIe, SERDES and related ecosystem requirements) and translate them into team readiness and customer guidance. - Travel occasionally to support strategic customer engagements, executive reviews, and critical milestones. The Impact You Will Have: - Enhancing the usability and adoption of Synopsys' Interface IP products by providing expert technical support. - Facilitating successful integration of IP into customer designs, contributing to their product development timelines. - Improving customer satisfaction by resolving technical issues efficiently and effectively. - Driving innovation by working with cutting-edge technologies and industry specifications. - Strengthening Synopsys' market position through successful customer engagements and support. - Contributing to the development of next-generation products that leverage high-speed protocols and advanced IP. Requirements: - Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. - 20+ years of experience in SoC/ASIC development, applications engineering, design, verification, or silicon/IP bring-up; with a track record of customer-facing technical leadership. - Strong project/program management skills with a focus on execution and problem-solving: build and drive plans, manage risks/dependencies, lead escalations, and communicate clearly with internal and external executives. - Proven people leadership: set team vision and operating rhythm; hire, coach, and develop an inclusive, high-performing team; drive execution across multiple customer programs. - Experience with high-speed protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet; Experience with High-Speed SerDes development or support is a plus. - Technical depth in at least one domain: Front-End (RTL/SystemVerilog, CDC/RDC, lint, verification) and/or Back-End (synthesis, STA, place & route, signoff), or Analog/Mixed-Signal design and integration. - Strong understanding of SoC tape-out flows and milestones (integration, verification signoff, timing closure, and handoff), and experience supporting customers through critical tape-out schedules. Who You Are: - Creative and results-oriented, capable of managing multiple tasks concurrently. - Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. - Ability to work collaboratively across teams to deliver solutions to customers. - Strong analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills. - Willingness to travel occasionally to support customer engagements. ## Skills ### Required - SoC/ASIC development - applications engineering - design - verification - silicon/IP bring-up - project/program management - people leadership - high-speed protocols - PCIe - Ethernet - High-Speed SerDes - RTL/SystemVerilog - CDC/RDC - lint - synthesis - STA - place & route - signoff - Analog/Mixed-Signal design --- Source: [Apply at careers.synopsys.com](https://careers.synopsys.com/job/sunnyvale/director-applications-engineering-pcie/44408/93816739168?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)