Field Validation Engineer – Emulation & Prototyping

Synopsys; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys seeks a field engineer to deploy emulation and prototyping hardware at customer sites and internal labs. You will troubleshoot complex hardware, firmware, and system‑level issues, travel up to 70%, and collaborate with Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing, and R&D to improve reliability and deployment readiness.

You will document outcomes, participate in validation, and support projects through installation, upgrades, and field escalations. A strong FPGA/verification background is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field preferred, 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 and ability 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

Hardware installation

Troubleshooting

Networking

Fieldwork

FPGA verification

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Logic analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Multimeters

Diagnostic tools

Job description

Synopsys seeks a field engineer to deploy emulation and prototyping hardware at customer sites and internal labs. You will troubleshoot complex hardware, firmware, and system‑level issues, travel up to 70%, and collaborate with Hardware Engineering, Manufacturing, and R&D to improve reliability and deployment readiness.

You will document outcomes, participate in validation, and support projects through installation, upgrades, and field escalations. A strong FPGA/verification background is a plus.