Application Engineer
Website Synopsys
Job Description and Requirements
The Role is an integral member of the Product Engineering (PE) team with focus on shaping the direction and development of front-end physical Synthesis product development at Synopsys. Responsibilities include driving the creation and adoption of newer physical synthesis technologies and features into leading edge chip design customer flows. Interact with customers, translates their design needs and feedback to define the product roadmap. Create user enhancement requirement specifications for driving development in the products and also develop methodology/ usage roll out and collateral . The Product engineer (PE ) drives proactive technical help, primarily to internal customers (Field Application engineering team) as well as to Synopsys’ external customers on occasion, during product evaluation, deployments as well as post-sales activities. Works in close partnership across cross functional and cross product global teams on a regular basis to ensure alignment and completeness of the full flow design methodology.
Requirements:
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BS/MS Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and relevant experience
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Good scripting (Perl/Tcl) skills, Knowledge of C/C++ is a plus
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Must have very good knowledge of the overall chip design implementation process, and working experience with ASIC design methodologies, usage of EDA tools and/or CAD engineering
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Knowledge of Electronic Design Automation products in the area of synthesis and physical design implementation; Prior Designer, Product Engineering or Application Engineering experience in digital implementation, especially synthesis and placement is a preferred
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Experience in digital design and synthesis and expertise of digital design and formal verification concepts, timing closure for block level and top level designs, Low power and Physical design concepts and quality of results investigation is fundamental for success
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Fast paced, technology driver and motivation to continuously learn and apply advanced digital design concepts and best practices
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Excellent analytic and problem-solving skills with ability to clearly narrow down and summarize findings
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Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability communicate complex ideas persuasively to cross functional team members, management and customers
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Ability to multitask and partnering across functional and global team environments
Our Silicon Design business is all about building high-performance silicon chips—faster. We’re the world’s leading provider of solutions for designing and verifying advanced silicon chips. And we design the next-generation processes and models needed to manufacture those chips. We enable our customers to optimize chips for power, cost, and performance—eliminating months off their project schedules.
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