UCIe Applications Engineering Architect

Synopsys Inc; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys Inc is seeking an experienced Applications Engineer with a strong background in ASIC/SoC design, verification, or applications. You will lead complex customer deployments, provide technical guidance, and partner with R&D to improve deployment methodologies.

Some travel is required as you drive integration across customer programs. The role emphasizes deep expertise in UCIe or high-speed interfaces, cross-functional collaboration, and mentoring of AE teams to ensure successful product

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering or Computer Science is required.
• At least 15 years in design, verification, implementation, validation, or applications engineering.
• Deep expertise in ASIC Front-End or Back-End development and advanced SoC integration.

Responsibilities

• Understand complex IIP applications across diverse customer SoCs, chiplet architectures, and system implementations.
• Lead technical reviews for highly complex customer programs and critical integration milestones.
• Provide expert guidance on challenging IIP integration topics including simulation, synthesis, floorplanning, STA, DFT, package integration, silicon bring-up, validation, and system-level deployment.
• Lead technical direction and provide consulting to customers, AE teams, and R&D organizations.
• Partner with customer engineering leadership to resolve deployment issues and drive product enhancements from deployment experiences.
• Mentor and develop applications engineers across multiple projects and technology areas.
• Develop and promote technical methodologies, best practices, application notes, and deployment guidance.

Skills

15+ years experience

Analytical thinking

Verbal & written communication

Customer engagement

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering/CS

Tools

UCIe IP

PCIe/CXL

EDA tools

Job description

We Are:

At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.

You Are:

You are a highly motivated and experienced Applications Engineer with a passion for cutting-edge technology. With at least 15 years of experience in design, verification, or applications, you bring deep expertise in ASIC Front-End or Back-End development and a broad understanding of SoC integration challenges. Your strong analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills enable you to address highly complex technical challenges across the customer deployment lifecycle. You have a keen eye for detail and a high degree of self-motivation, driving technical excellence across customer engagements.

Your exceptional verbal and written communication skills allow you to effectively collaborate with customers, R&D teams, and engineering leadership. You are recognized for your expertise in one or more key technology domains and are frequently relied upon for technical guidance on challenging integration and deployment topics.

You are excited about working with Synopsys' UCIe (Universal Chiplet Interconnect Express) IP and the latest industry specifications/applications on various market segments. You are ready to provide technical leadership for complex customer deployments, contribute to integration methodologies and best practices, and help drive product improvements through deep understanding of customer requirements. Some travel is required for this role, and you are comfortable with that.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Understand complex IIP applications across diverse customer SoCs, chiplet architectures, and system implementations.
• Stay at the forefront of evolving ASIC/SoC design methodologies, advanced process technologies, and EDA tools.
• Provide expert guidance on challenging IIP integration topics including simulation, synthesis, floorplanning, STA, DFT, package integration, silicon bring-up, validation, and system-level deployment.
• Lead technical reviews for highly complex customer programs and critical integration milestones.
• Serve as a recognized subject matter expert in one or more technology domains and provide technical consultation to customers, AE teams, and R&D organizations.
• Partner closely with customer engineering leadership to resolve challenging integration and deployment issues.
• Collaborate with R&D teams to identify recurring customer challenges and recommend product enhancements that improve deployment success.
• Develop and promote technical methodologies, best practices, application notes, and deployment guidance across the Applications Engineering organization.
• Mentor and develop applications engineers across multiple projects and technology areas.
• Participate in R&D design reviews and contribute technical insights that help improve future product deployment success.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Enable successful deployment of Synopsys UCIe IP in some of the industry's most advanced ASIC and SoC designs.
• Help customers over come highly complex integration and deployment challenges through deep technical expertise.
• Drive customer success across multiple programs by advancing integration methodologies and technical best practices.
• Influence future product enhancements by translating customer deployment experiences into actionable recommendations.
• Develop methodologies and best practices that improve customer success across multiple programs.
• Strengthen Synopsys' technical leadership in advanced interface IP through domain expertise and customer engagement.
• Accelerate development of the Applications Engineering organization through mentoring and technical leadership.
• Build long-term partnerships with customer technical leadership and contribute to sustained customer success.

What You’ll Need:

• Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields.
• Typically requires at least 15 years of design, verification, implementation, validation, or applications engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in ASIC Front-End or Back-End development and advanced SoC integration.
• Recognized expertise in one or more domains such as UCIe, PCIe/CXL, high-speed interface integration, silicon validation, implementation, or post-silicon bring-up.
• Strong analytical, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• Proven verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction through customer deployment experience and technical leadership.

Preferred Experience:

• Extensive experience with advanced technology processes (10nm/7nm/5nm/3nm and beyond).
• Strong understanding of Die-to-Die, PCIe, CXL, and chiplet ecosystems.
• Advanced silicon debug, validation, and hardware troubleshooting experience.
• Broad knowledge of EDA methodologies including P&R, Physical Verification, Signal Integrity, and Power Integrity.

Who You Are:

• Widely recognized for deep technical expertise in one or more key technology domains.
• Highly self-motivated and capable of leading through technical influence and expertise.
• Exceptional problem solver who thrives on addressing highly complex technical challenges.
• Trusted technical advisor who builds credibility with customer engineering leadership and internal stakeholders.
• Strong mentor who actively develops engineers and promotes technical excellence across the organization.
• Effective collaborator who drives alignment across customers, Applications Engineering, and R&D teams.
• Passionate about advancing semiconductor technology and improving customer deployment success through innovation and technical leadership.

You will be part of a dynamic team focused on integrating leading-edge Interface IP (IIP) into ASIC SoC/systems for next-generation products. Our team collaborates closely with customers to provide UCIe IP integration guidance and support throughout their SoC flow. We work on the latest industry specifications/applications and contribute to the continuous improvement of Synopsys' IIP products.