Senior Architect, Package Substrate EDA — Lead R&D

Synopsys, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys is seeking a senior architect for package substrate EDA in Sunnyvale, CA. You will lead architectural decisions for substrate design automation, tackle auto routing and PDN analysis, and guide the development of scalable EDA software in C++, Python, and TCL.

You will collaborate with foundries and OSAT partners, mentor engineers, and influence product strategy at the executive level in the 3DIC domain.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience in package substrate design automation, including physical design, auto routing, DRC, power delivery network analysis, and design-for-manufacturing.
• Strong programming skills in C++, Python, and TCL, with a track record of building production-quality EDA software.
• Proven experience leading R&D projects that resulted in new architectural solutions, not just feature development.
• Extensive knowledge of computational geometry algorithms and their application to physical design automation problems.
• Understanding of schematic-driven layout methodologies and data models that connect electrical and physical domains.
• Experience working directly with foundries and OSAT partners to implement new substrate technologies.
• Familiarity with design rule manuals, technology files, and ODB++ output formats for substrate manufacturing and design validation.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Define architectural direction for package substrate design automation, including auto routing, PDN analysis, DRC engines, and database models.
• Drive new technical solutions beyond incremental features, influencing product roadmap and strategic direction.
• Develop and optimize EDA software in C++, Python, and TCL to solve computational geometry and design automation at scale.
• Collaborate on database models and input/output formats like ODB++ for design validation.
• Partner with foundries and OSAT companies to translate manufacturing constraints into tooling requirements.
• Provide mentorship and architectural guidance to engineering teams across substrate design automation projects.
• Communicate tradeoffs and architectural decisions to senior leaders and customer technologists.

Skills

Package substrate design automation

Computational geometry

EDA software development

Leadership in R&D projects

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/EE

Tools

C++

Python

TCL

Job description

Synopsys is seeking a senior architect for package substrate EDA in Sunnyvale, CA. You will lead architectural decisions for substrate design automation, tackle auto routing and PDN analysis, and guide the development of scalable EDA software in C++, Python, and TCL.

You will collaborate with foundries and OSAT partners, mentor engineers, and influence product strategy at the executive level in the 3DIC domain.