R&D Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer

We Are

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

You Are

You have built and supported the infrastructure that makes silicon design possible - the flows, tools, and environments that help design teams move from concept to tape out with greater reliability and efficiency. You understand that strong execution often depends on the quality of the engineering foundation behind the scenes, whether that means improving a DRC deck, streamlining an extraction flow, or resolving environment issues before they slow a program down. Your work helps teams reduce friction, improve predictability, and keep critical design efforts moving forward.

You are comfortable working across Python automation, physical verification debugging, and direct collaboration with design teams to resolve complex back-end analog design flow issues. You can step into ambiguous problems, ask sharp questions, identify root causes, and implement fixes that hold up across the broader flow rather than creating downstream disruption. At Synopsys, you will contribute to developing and debug design flows that support our silicon foundation IP development and help engineering teams work more effectively.

What You'll Be Doing

Develop, debug and maintain analog design flow based on extraction, simulation and EMIR flows and support project specific design environments for analog design circuit development across global foundation IP R&D team

Debug complex design issues spanning physical verification (DRC/LVS), extraction, simulation, and reliability analysis using Synopsys EDA tools like StarRc, ICV, Hspice, and Customsim, CustomCompiler etc.

Build Python, TCL, and shell-based automation to eliminate manual steps and accelerate design cycles

Configure and support IP project environments including Perforce data management and LSF job scheduling

Collaborate directly with design teams to diagnose bottlenecks and deliver solutions that work for them.

The Impact You Will Have

You will reduce cycle time by automating flows that currently require manual intervention

Your debugging work will unblock critical design milestones, keeping tape out schedules on track across global projects

Your automation will eliminate entire categories of errors, improving first-pass success rates for verification runs

You will shape how new EDA tools get adopted with AI features, ensuring there is smooth integration

What You'll Need

MSEE, BSEE degree with an emphasis on VLSI, Microelectronics, or Electronics Engineering

6+ years of hands-on experience in VLSI design, EDA tool development, or design flow engineering

Deep knowledge of integrated analog circuit design fundamentals and the VLSI development lifecycle

Proficiency in Python and scripting languages for automation

Solid Linux/Unix knowledge and comfort working in command-line environments

Experience with physical verification (DRC/LVS), extraction, simulation, or reliability analysis, is a strong plus

Experience with Cadence Virtuoso,, UltraSim, and Synopsys tools like ICV StarRC, CustomCompiler, CustomSim, or Hspice, is a plus

Who You Are

You are a “problem solver” and can take a vague complaint like "the flow is broken" and can identify whether it's a tool version mismatch, a bad configuration, or a fundamental design issue within a short amount of time

You write automation that other engineers can use and modify

You communicate clearly across technical and geographic boundaries

You know when to fix something quickly and when to step back and redesign the approach

You are the kind of engineer that collaborates well with others

The Team You'll Be Part Of

You will be part of the Silicon Design & Verification business, the design enablement team building solutions for designing and verifying advanced silicon chips. This R&D group provides EDA tools, processes, and models support that help customers optimize chips for power, cost, and performance while cutting months off project schedules.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

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