Staff Application Engineer, Virtual Prototyping

Responsibilities

• Support semiconductor customers in deploying Synopsys Virtualizer, Virtualizer Development Kits, and Performance Analysis solutions.
• Lead technical engagements including product demonstrations, proof-of-concept projects, and workflow enablement sessions.
• Troubleshoot issues, optimize virtual platform configurations, and integrate tools into customer CI/CD pipelines.
• Partner with sales and field engineering teams to scope requirements and drive adoption of virtual prototyping.
• Deliver technical training and workshops on virtual platform usage and performance analysis workflows.
• Collaborate with R&D teams to escalate customer issues and influence product roadmap priorities.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in applications engineering, field engineering, or embedded software development.
• Strong hands-on experience with SoC software development, bring-up, integration, and debug workflows.
• Proficiency in C/C++ programming and scripting languages such as Python or shell scripting.
• Working knowledge of processor architectures, specifically Arm or RISC-V.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with SoC architecture, subsystem integration, or performance analysis (memory subsystems, interconnects).
• Familiarity with ESL or virtual prototyping technologies and SystemC/TLM modeling.
• Exposure to test automation, CI/CD workflows, and tools like Jenkins.

About the Company

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 to maximize R&D capability and productivity across a wide range of industries.