Field Service Engineer — Hardware Validation & Onsite

Synopsys, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking a field-facing hardware verification professional to install, validate and support emulation and prototyping hardware at customer sites and in internal labs.

You will travel 70% domestically and internationally, diagnose issues across boards, firmware and power, and ensure deployments meet performance specs. You will collaborate with Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing and R&D to surface improvements, document outcomes, and drive fixes to closure, enabling faster

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent hands‑on technical experience.
• Experience with hardware installation, integration, or validation (lab, manufacturing, or field environment).
• Ability to troubleshoot across hardware, firmware, and system-level integration issues using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, multimeters, or similar diagnostic tools.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 70% of the time, including extended onsite engagements and occasional weekend or evening work.
• Experience with emulation, prototyping, or FPGA-based verification platforms (strong plus).

Responsibilities

• Install, configure, and validate Synopsys emulation and prototyping hardware at customer sites and internal labs, ensuring systems are deployment-ready and meet performance specs.
• Troubleshoot hardware, firmware, networking, and integration issues across boards, chassis, power distribution, and peripherals, performing root cause analysis and driving fixes to closure.
• Partner with Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing, and R&D teams to surface product issues, recommend design improvements, and help improve system reliability across the platform.
• Develop and execute validation procedures that confirm hardware quality, system integration, and readiness for production use before customer handoff.
• Document installation outcomes, failure modes, corrective actions, and deployment metrics to support continuous improvement and knowledge transfer across the team.
• Support manufacturing reviews and quality initiatives by feeding field data back into the product development cycle.
• Travel domestically and internationally approximately 70% of the time to support installations, upgrades, relocations, and escalations, often on short notice and with flexible scheduling.

Skills

Troubleshooting hardware/firmware

Field deployment experience

Networking & data center infra

Travel readiness 70%

FPGA/Emulation experience

Independent ownership mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Job description

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking a field-facing hardware verification professional to install, validate and support emulation and prototyping hardware at customer sites and in internal labs.

You will travel 70% domestically and internationally, diagnose issues across boards, firmware and power, and ensure deployments meet performance specs. You will collaborate with Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing and R&D to surface improvements, document outcomes, and drive fixes to closure, enabling faster