RTL Power Applications Engineer — Production Deployments

Synopsys, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking an experienced Applications Engineer to lead Prime Power RTL 2.0 deployments from scoping to go-live. You will deploy, tune, and validate flows across CGE, RTLA, and multi-rail UPF contexts, guiding customers toward production-ready signoff readiness.

You will mentor junior engineers, develop Tcl automation, and collaborate with R&D, sales, and customer teams to scale RTL power analysis in production environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years in EDA applications, IC design, or low-power methodology; or a Master's with 3+ years.
• Hands-on experience deploying RTL power analysis tools in customer or production environments.
• Working knowledge of CGE, glitch analysis, and memory power modeling.
• Proficiency with VCS, Verdi, FSDB waveform formats, SDC constraint flows, and Tcl scripting for EDA tool automation.
• Demonstrated ability to independently manage customer-facing technical projects from kickoff through delivery.
• Experience with Prime Power RTL 2.0, RTL Architect, Fusion Compiler, or NDM-based design flows is a strong plus.
• Familiarity with PrimeTime PX signoff correlation, UPF/IEEE 1801 multi-rail analysis, or SoC and AI accelerator design methodologies is a strong plus.
• Prior Applications Engineering role at an EDA vendor or customer-facing technical role is a strong plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead Prime Power RTL 2.0 evaluations and production deployments from scoping through go-live.
• Deploy and tune logical flows using CGE, lint, and ODC; physical flows with RTLA and glitch/SDF integration.
• Apply WCDF-based calibration and synthesize with apply_calib to improve RTL-to-signoff correlation.
• Independently troubleshoot elaboration failures, library mismatches, SDC constraints, FSDB parsing, and multi-rail UPF issues.
• Present flow options, CGE/CGR/DACGE results, and deployment timelines to customer teams.
• Develop Tcl-based automation for staged save/restore methodologies and flow integration.
• Mentor Level 1 and Level 2 Applications Engineers; contribute to internal playbooks.

Skills

RTL power analysis

CGE troubleshooting

FSDB knowledge

Tcl scripting

VCS/Verdi

UPF multi-rail

SoC accelerators

NDM design flows

customer-facing projects

Prime Power RTL 2.0

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree (3+ years)

Tools

CGE

lint

ODC

RTLA

RTL Architect

Fusion Compiler

PrimeTime

Job description

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking an experienced Applications Engineer to lead Prime Power RTL 2.0 deployments from scoping to go-live. You will deploy, tune, and validate flows across CGE, RTLA, and multi-rail UPF contexts, guiding customers toward production-ready signoff readiness.

You will mentor junior engineers, develop Tcl automation, and collaborate with R&D, sales, and customer teams to scale RTL power analysis in production environments.