ZeBu Applications Engineer – Emulation & Customer Impact

Synopsys Inc; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Synopsys Inc in Sunnyvale seeks a verification-focused engineer to support ZeBu emulation systems for customers building AI, automotive, and data center silicon.

You will deploy, configure, and debug emulation setups, contribute to presales proofs-of-concept, and deliver post‑sales technical support while collaborating with field teams.

You will grow your skills by working with RTL, testbenches, and hardware logs, repeatedly solving real customer problems that influence product improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• 2–4 years working in IC design, ASIC verification, emulation, or FPGA-based prototyping.
• Strong understanding of ASIC verification methodologies and how simulation‑based verification flows are structured.
• Proficiency with Verilog or VHDL; reading RTL code and spotting issues.
• Working knowledge of verification environments: testbenches, stimulus generation, and checking mechanisms.
• Excellent communication skills for customer calls and emails.
• Experience with SystemVerilog, UVM, C/C++, Python, or Tcl scripting is a plus; hands‑on with Palladium, ZeBu, Veloce is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and configure ZeBu emulation systems for customer evaluations and production verification environments.
• Debug customer design issues by working through RTL code, testbenches, emulation tool configurations, and hardware logs to isolate root causes.
• Support presales activities by setting up proof‑of‑concept environments and demonstrating how emulation fits verification flows.
• Provide post‑sales technical support, troubleshooting tool behavior, answering methodology questions, and escalating complex issues to R&D when needed.
• Collaborate with senior applications engineers and product teams to resolve customer problems and learn emulation best practices.
• Document technical solutions, create customer‑facing notes, and contribute to internal knowledge base content that helps the broader team.
• Participate in customer calls and onsite visits to understand design challenges and communicate solutions clearly in real time.

Skills

Strong communication

Ownership mentality

Problem solving

Customer interaction

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Verilog/VHDL

SystemVerilog/UVM

C/C++

Python

Palladium

ZeBu

Veloce

Job description

Synopsys Inc in Sunnyvale seeks a verification-focused engineer to support ZeBu emulation systems for customers building AI, automotive, and data center silicon.

You will deploy, configure, and debug emulation setups, contribute to presales proofs-of-concept, and deliver post‑sales technical support while collaborating with field teams.

You will grow your skills by working with RTL, testbenches, and hardware logs, repeatedly solving real customer problems that influence product improvements.