Silicon IP Applications Engineer — Customer-Facing & Verification

Efficient Computer Company; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Company-paid benefits

Equity program

Paid parental leave

Flexibility

Job summary

Efficient Computer Company is seeking an Applications Engineer to help customers evaluate, integrate, verify, and implement our silicon IP in their SoCs. You will bridge customers and design, verification, physical design, and characterization teams to stand up verification environments and ensure on‑time tapeouts.

You will lead technical training, assist with pre‑sales evaluations, and drive architecture‑to‑signoff reviews.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, CS, or related field.
• 5+ years in ASIC/SoC verification or IP integration.
• Strong scripting and automation (Python, TCL, Make, shell).
• Experience integrating silicon IP.
• Translate deep technical findings into clear guidance for customers and teams.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical contact for customers integrating our silicon IP.
• Debug customer‑reported issues across RTL, testbench, constraints, and physical implementation boundary.
• Develop and maintain reference verification environments, testbenches, implementation flows, and integration collateral.
• Deliver onsite and remote technical training on IP architecture, verification methodology, and integration best practices.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to prioritize corrective work and shape future capabilities.
• Support pre‑sales evaluations by helping customers assess IP quality, verification collateral, and floorplan compatibility.
• Lead architecture‑to‑signoff reviews of customer integrations and identify risks with actionable recommendations.
• Document gaps and work with engineering owners to close them before external delivery.
• Advise customers on interface and protocol integration, multi‑voltage design, and signoff requirements.
• Turn recurring support cases into reusable enablement materials and diagnostics.

Skills

ASIC/SoC verification

Python scripting

SystemVerilog/UVM

Debugging integration issues

Customer-facing communication

Scripting (TCL/Make/shell)

Education

BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Cadence Innovus

Synopsys ICC2/Fusion Compiler

PrimeTime

Tempus

Job description

Efficient Computer Company is seeking an Applications Engineer to help customers evaluate, integrate, verify, and implement our silicon IP in their SoCs. You will bridge customers and design, verification, physical design, and characterization teams to stand up verification environments and ensure on‑time tapeouts.

You will lead technical training, assist with pre‑sales evaluations, and drive architecture‑to‑signoff reviews.