Principal Timing Signoff Engineer

Synopsys; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys is seeking a Principal Application Engineer specialized in timing signoff in Sunnyvale, CA. You will diagnose timing issues on tapeouts, guide customers through complex signoff challenges, and collaborate with product teams to enhance our timing solutions.

You have a decade of hands-on timing analysis experience with PrimeTime and related tools, and you will mentor junior engineers while helping customers meet aggressive schedules in a fast-paced product environment.

Qualifications

• You have spent a decade or more in timing signoff and tapeout readiness.
• Strong skill diagnosing timing violations under schedule pressure.
• Ability to explain tradeoffs clearly to design leads and managers.
• Fluent with PrimeTime, debugging corner-case failures, and methodology balance.

Responsibilities

• Support customer tapeouts for leading-edge designs and diagnose timing, power, and signoff issues.
• Deploy new signoff features with customers, guiding beta testing and integration.
• Translate customer requirements into actionable product enhancements with data.
• Create technical training content, demos, and methodology documentation.
• Replicate, debug, and escalate product issues across teams to protect schedules.
• Mentor applications engineers on timing signoff best practices and flows.
• Align enablement plans with account strategy to support customers at key stages.

Skills

Timing signoff

PrimeTime

Customer-facing

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Master's degree in CS/EE

Tools

PrimeTime

PrimeShield

PrimeClosure

PrimePower

StarRC

Job description

Synopsys is seeking a Principal Application Engineer specialized in timing signoff in Sunnyvale, CA. You will diagnose timing issues on tapeouts, guide customers through complex signoff challenges, and collaborate with product teams to enhance our timing solutions.

You have a decade of hands-on timing analysis experience with PrimeTime and related tools, and you will mentor junior engineers while helping customers meet aggressive schedules in a fast-paced product environment.