Silicon IP Applications Engineer – SoC Integration

Efficient Computer; San Jose, Pittsburgh, Austin (CA, Allegheny County, TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

401K match

Paid parental leave

Company-paid benefits

Flexibility

Job summary

Efficient is seeking an Applications Engineer to help customers evaluate, integrate, verify, and implement our silicon IP in their SoCs. You’ll be the technical bridge between customers and our design, verification, physical design, and characterization teams—helping customers stand up verification environments, close coverage and timing, resolve integration issues, and keep tapeouts on schedule.

This role requires hands-on experience across RTL, synthesis, floorplanning, and signoff, plus the

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, CS or related field.
• 5+ years in ASIC/SoC verification, physical design, IP integration, or related apps engineering.
• Strong scripting and automation skills in Python, TCL, Make, or shell.
• Hands-on experience integrating silicon IP and subsystem components.
• Ability to diagnose complex integration issues and communicate findings clearly.
• Familiarity with multiple foundries/process nodes and related verification challenges.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary technical contact for customers integrating our silicon IP across RTL, testbenches, and IP boundaries.
• Lead verification environments, verification IP usage, and integration collateral to accelerate ramp.
• Deliver onsite and remote technical training on IP architecture and verification methodology.
• Collaborate with engineering and product leaders to prioritize corrective work and roadmap features.
• Support pre-sales evaluations by assessing IP quality, collateral, and integration effort.
• Lead reviews from architecture to signoff on customer integrations and identify risks.
• Document gaps and work with owners to close them before external delivery.
• Advise on interface and protocol integration, multi-voltage design, and signoff requirements.
• Transform recurring issues into reusable enablement materials and self-service guides.
• Track field issues and patterns to inform IP roadmap and process improvements.

Skills

Scripting & automation

SystemVerilog/UVM

RTL debugging

Travel willingness

Education

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science

Tools

Cadence Innovus

Synopsys ICC2/Fusion Compiler

PrimeTime

Tempus

Xcelium

VCS

Questa

LEF/Liberty/CCS

SDC/UPF

Job description

Efficient is seeking an Applications Engineer to help customers evaluate, integrate, verify, and implement our silicon IP in their SoCs. You’ll be the technical bridge between customers and our design, verification, physical design, and characterization teams—helping customers stand up verification environments, close coverage and timing, resolve integration issues, and keep tapeouts on schedule.

This role requires hands-on experience across RTL, synthesis, floorplanning, and signoff, plus the