Senior Applications Engineer - Custom Implementation Platform

Synopsys; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys is seeking an Applications Engineer to lead technical evaluations and benchmarks, deploy analog/mixed-signal simulation flows, and support customers across cloud-enabled design workflows. You will work with sales, product engineering, and R&D to resolve convergence issues, optimize methodologies, and enable successful tapeouts.

You will travel for customer visits and training, communicating effectively with designers and managers while contributing to product improvements based on

Qualifications

• Experience with analog or mixed-signal simulation in production design environments.
• Hands-on SPICE/FastSPICE debugging and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical evaluations and benchmarks for customers using Synopsys Custom Implementation Platform.
• Deploy analog simulation flows for digital/analog/memory blocks.
• Debug convergence issues and performance bottlenecks in customer environments and escalate when needed.
• Demonstrate cloud-based analog design flows for customer use.
• Deliver on-site training and support for schematic, layout, and verification workflows.
• Document customer issues and coordinate with R&D/product teams.
• Support pre-sales activities with methodology presentations and demos.

Skills

Analog/mixed-signal simulation

Scripting (TCL, Perl, Python)

Clear communication

Willingness to travel

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or Bachelor's in EE/CS with 2+ years as circuit designer/CAD engineer

Tools

SPICE

FastSPICE

Job description

Company Overview

We AreSynopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead technical evaluations and benchmarks for customers, demonstrating Synopsys Custom Implementation Platform on their actual design challenges with guidance from senior team members
• Deploy analog simulation flows including SPICE, FastSPICE, and mixed-signal simulation for customer design teams working on custom digital, analog, RF, and memory blocks
• Debug simulation convergence issues, performance bottlenecks, and methodology gaps in customer environments, escalating to senior engineers when you hit something outside your current expertise
• Demonstrate cloud-based analog design flows, showing customers how to run complete custom implementation workflows through cloud infrastructure
• Deliver technical training sessions and provide on-site support to customer design teams, helping them adopt best practices across schematic, layout, analog verification, and physical verification
• Document customer issues and enhancement requests, then work with senior engineers to communicate these effectively to R&D and product management
• Support pre-sales activities by partnering with sales teams to deliver methodology presentations and product demos during competitive evaluations

The Impact You Will Have

• Enable customer tapeouts by resolving simulation and methodology issues that would otherwise delay their schedules
• Help win competitive evaluations by delivering credible technical demonstrations and building trust with customer engineering teams
• Accelerate customer adoption of Synopsys tools by making the deployment process smoother and answering their questions before they become blockers
• Contribute to product improvements by identifying usability gaps and customer pain points based on what you see in real production environments
• Build relationships with customer design teams that create opportunities for broader Synopsys adoption across their organization
• Develop reusable methodologies and solutions that can be leveraged across multiple customer engagements

What You'll Need

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science, or Bachelor's degree in EE/CS with 2+ years of relevant experience as a circuit designer or CAD engineer
• Solid understanding of full custom and analog design flow including schematic capture, layout, analog verification, and physical verification
• Hands-on experience with analog or mixed-signal simulation, ideally using SPICE, FastSPICE, or similar tools in a production design environment
• Scripting skills in TCL, Perl, or Python to automate workflows, debug customer setups, and build deployment solutions
• Strong communication skills, you can explain a technical issue clearly to a designer and also summarize the business impact for their manager
• Willingness to travel for customer visits, training sessions, and on-site support as needed

Who You Are

You can look at a failing simulation and start narrowing down the problem systematically, checking netlist issues, model problems, and convergence settings without guessing randomly

When a customer describes a problem, you ask clarifying questions to understand their specific setup before proposing solutions

You are comfortable presenting technical content to a customer audience, even when you know they are evaluating both the product and your credibility

You stay organized enough to manage multiple customer requests and internal tasks without losing track of commitments you made

You know when to elevate to a senior engineer and when to dig in and figure something out yourself

You treat customer issues like problems worth solving thoroughly, not tickets to close quickly, and you follow through until the solution actually works

The Team You'll Be Part Of

You will join the Custom Implementation Platform Applications Engineering team, working closely with sales, product engineering, and R&D to support customers using Synopsys AMS and Custom Design products. This team focuses on enabling analog, mixed-signal, RF, and custom digital design flows, with growing emphasis on cloud-based deployment. You will work alongside experienced applications engineers who can provide guidance on complex technical challenges while you take ownership of customer engagements and build your expertise across the product portfolio.

About Synopsys

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.

Compensation & Benefits

In addition to the base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request. The base salary range for this role is across the U.S.