Senior Emulation Engineer, Customer-Facing Applications

Synopsys, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking an experienced verification and emulation specialist to deploy and optimize ZeBu, Palladium, Zebu, or Veloce platforms for customer ASIC/SoC verification.

You will work closely with customer teams to debug complex issues, lead pre-sales engagements, and help shape product direction. The role requires deep HDL expertise (Verilog/VHDL/SystemVerilog), strong C/C++ skills, and a proven ability to translate field feedback into actionable improvements.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex concepts to customers.
• Strong problem-solving abilities spanning RTL design, verification environments, and software integration.
• Mentor junior engineers and share field experience to grow team capability.
• Proficiency with Verilog and VHDL; SystemVerilog for testbench development and assertions.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure emulation platforms like ZeBu for ASIC/SoC verification environments, leading bring-up, debugging, and optimization.
• Troubleshoot issues across hardware emulation, FPGA prototyping, and virtual platforms spanning RTL and software stacks.
• Lead pre-sales technical evaluations and proof-of-concept engagements with customer designs.
• Collaborate with customer engineering teams to resolve design-specific challenges and integration issues with tool flows.
• Surface customer requirements and provide field feedback to influence product priorities.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem solving

Mentoring

Verilog

VHDL

SystemVerilog

C/C++

Tools

Verilog

VHDL

SystemVerilog

C/C++

Job description

Synopsys, Inc. is seeking an experienced verification and emulation specialist to deploy and optimize ZeBu, Palladium, Zebu, or Veloce platforms for customer ASIC/SoC verification.

You will work closely with customer teams to debug complex issues, lead pre-sales engagements, and help shape product direction. The role requires deep HDL expertise (Verilog/VHDL/SystemVerilog), strong C/C++ skills, and a proven ability to translate field feedback into actionable improvements.