Director Applications Engineering PCIE

Synopsys, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. seeks a Director of Applications Engineering to lead a team of Application Engineers driving PCIe/SERDES IP integration into SoCs. You will own execution, quality, and customer success across multiple programs, guiding hiring, priorities, and escalations to ensure high-quality outcomes.

Ideal candidate has 20+ years in SoC/ASIC domains, strong leadership, and expertise in front-end/back-end IP flows. Travel to engage strategic customers will be required.

Qualifications

• Provenpeopleleadership: set team vision and operating rhythm; hire, coach, and develop an inclusive, high-performing team; drive execution across multiple customer programs.
• 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.
• Experience with high-speed protocols such as PCIe and SERDES; knowledge of IP integration for SoC/ASIC designs.

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.
• Travel occasionally to support strategic customer engagements, executive reviews, and critical milestones.

Skills

Team leadership

Customer facing

Program management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Open to hiring for this role to be located in either Austin or Sunnyvale

We Are:

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. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.

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.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead and develop a team of Application Engineers (hiring, onboarding, coaching, and performance management) to deliver excellent customer outcomes.
• Set priorities,allocateresources, and manage execution across multiple customer engagements and internal deliverables;establishoperating 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 continuouslyimprovingteam 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 withcutting-edgetechnologies and industry specifications.
• Strengthening Synopsys' market position through successful customer engagements and support.

• Contributing to the development of next-generation products thatleveragehigh-speed protocols and advanced IP.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor’s orMaster’sdegree 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;witha track recordof 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.
• Provenpeopleleadership: 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 asPCIe,Ethernet; Experience with High-Speed SerDes developmentor supportis 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.

The Team You’ll Be Part Of:

The team focuses on enabling our Interface IP customers to integrate the IP into their SoC and assist them through their design flows and debugging critical issues. This collaborative team works closely with customers to ensure the successful deployment of Synopsys' leading Interface IP products in various market segments.