Senior OPC Applications Engineer — Tapeout & Optimization

Synopsys, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys, Inc. in the United States is seeking an experienced Proteus OPC specialist to support semiconductor manufacturers.

You will diagnose software, optimize runtimes, and coordinate across R&D and customer teams to ensure successful tapeouts and process development. You will deploy software, validate workflows, and mentor junior engineers while building strong relationships with key customers across the US and Taiwan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical discipline.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor manufacturing, computational lithography, OPC, RET, mask synthesis, or EDA applications support.
• Direct experience supporting production semiconductor customers in a technical or applications engineering capacity.
• Strong working knowledge of semiconductor process technology and lithography fundamentals, including how OPC affects manufacturing outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Support semiconductor manufacturing customers using Proteus OPC and computational lithography tools, diagnosing software, workflow, model, and runtime issues that affect production tapeouts and process development.
• Perform root cause analysis on customer-reported problems, coordinating resolution across R&D, Product Engineering, and customer teams in both US and Taiwan.
• Deploy and qualify Proteus software releases at customer sites, supporting migration to new versions and advanced technology nodes while validating workflows in beta and production cycles.
• Optimize OPC production environments by advising on runtime performance, HPC utilization, job scheduling, and scalability for high-volume manufacturing.
• Build technical relationships with OPC, RET, and process integration teams at key customers, leading regular technical reviews and acting as their advocate inside Synopsys.
• Capture enhancement requests and communicate customer requirements to Product Management and R&D, contributing to product validation and benchmark studies.
• Create application notes, troubleshooting guides, and training materials, and mentor junior engineers on Proteus capabilities and best practices

Skills

OPC knowledge

Semiconductor manufacturing

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Physics / Computer Engineering / Materials Science

Tools

Proteus OPC

Python

Perl

Tcl

Shell

Linux

Job description

Synopsys, Inc. in the United States is seeking an experienced Proteus OPC specialist to support semiconductor manufacturers.

You will diagnose software, optimize runtimes, and coordinate across R&D and customer teams to ensure successful tapeouts and process development. You will deploy software, validate workflows, and mentor junior engineers while building strong relationships with key customers across the US and Taiwan.