Applications Engineer, Sr I

Responsibilities:
As a Product Engineer (PE) you will be mainly working with R&D, field sales/support organization and key customers on leading edge front-end physical Synthesis products and chip design customer flows. You will evaluate and understand evolving library development and digital design implementation challenges, needs and feedback to define and shape the product roadmap. You will be responsible for creating user enhancement requirement specifications for driving development in the products and develop methodology/usage roll out and support collaterals. As a product expert, you will also drive and provide proactive technical support, primarily to internal customers (field Application engineering team) and occasionally directly to Synopsys customers, during product evaluation, deployments as well as post-sales activities.
Also, you will work in close collaboration across cross functional and cross product global teams on a regular basis to ensure alignment and completeness of the full flow design methodology. Occasional traveling is required.

Basic Qualifications
BS/MS Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering
Good scripting (Perl/Tcl) skills and must be conversant with UNIX;
Knowledge of C/C++ is a plus

Requirements:
Good knowledge of digital electronics concepts and familiarity with ASIC design flow, and/or VLSI design methodologies is required
Ability to work in a fast paced, technology-driven environment and strong motivation to continuously learn and apply advanced digital design concepts and best practices
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to clearly narrow down and summarize findings.

Experience with HDL (Verilog/VHDL) and Electronic Design Automation products in the area of library development, synthesis and physical implementation, especially with Synopsys, Cadence, or Mentor tools
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including ability to interface with customers and business unit personnel are essential.

Ability to multi-task and work in close collaboration across cross functional and global team environments