Applications Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer

Enable semiconductor companies to achieve robust pre-silicon verification of advanced power management architectures, reducing the risk of costly power-related silicon bugs

Accelerate customer adoption and time-to-productivity with VCS NLP, directly impacting their ability to meet aggressive tapeout schedules

Shape the evolution of Synopsys low-power verification solutions by providing R&D with prioritized, real-world customer requirements

Build verification methodologies that become industry reference standards, influencing how teams across multiple companies approach power-aware verification

Strengthen Synopsys customer relationships by becoming the trusted technical advisor for their most critical low-power verification initiatives

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical discipline

8 to 12 years of hands-on experience in product engineering, applications engineering, or ASIC/SoC verification with a focus on low-power methodologies

Deep expertise in IEEE 1801 (UPF) including power domains, power state tables, retention strategies, isolation, level shifters, and power sequencing

Strong proficiency with SystemVerilog, UVM, assertions (SVA), coverage-driven verification, and RTL simulation flows

Proven ability to debug complex multi-domain SoC verification environments and trace issues across design, verification testbenches, and power intent specifications

Experience with Synopsys VCS, VCS NLP, or similar power-aware simulation tools is a strong plus

You can walk into a customer war room during a critical tapeout issue, quickly assess a failing power state scenario, and guide the team to root cause without creating confusion

You know the difference between a UPF syntax error and a fundamental methodology gap, and you can explain both to a stressed verification lead in terms that help them move forward

You push back constructively when a customer request does not align with best practices, offering alternative approaches rather than just saying no

You can translate a complex technical limitation into a clear product requirement that R&D can prioritize and implement

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