R&D Engineering, Sr Engineer

About the role

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and own new capabilities in RedHawk-SC, a distributed big-data analytics platform used for power integrity and reliability analysis in advanced SoC designs
• Write production-quality C++ code that is efficient, maintainable, and scalable across large semiconductor datasets and complex IC architectures
• Diagnose and resolve software defects across the codebase, including performance bottlenecks, memory issues, and algorithmic inefficiencies
• Build unit, regression, and system-level tests that validate new features and ensure reliability across distributed processing environments
• Optimize tool runtime and memory usage to handle designs at 3nm and below, including FinFET, 3D-IC, and stacked-die architectures
• Collaborate with technical leads, product managers, and application engineers to refine requirements and deliver features that solve real customer design closure challenges
• Contribute to code reviews and help establish best practices across the engineering team
• Enable semiconductor designers to close power and reliability issues faster and with higher confidence, directly affecting tape-out schedules for cutting-edge chips
• Improve the performance and scalability of RedHawk-SC so it can handle the next generation of IC designs that are larger, denser, and more complex
• Reduce tool runtime and memory footprint, giving engineers more iterations and faster feedback during critical design phases
• Deliver features that address real-world challenges in electromigration, thermal effects, and power noise integrity for chips powering AI, mobile, and automotive applications
• Strengthen the quality and maintainability of the codebase, making it easier for the team to move quickly and confidently as requirements evolve
• Help shape the technical direction of a platform used by leading semiconductor companies worldwide
• Build testing infrastructure that catches issues early and keeps the platform stable as new capabilities are added

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or Master's with 2+ years of relevant experience
• 2+ years of hands-on experience writing C++, with a strong command of the language and its performance characteristics
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and debugging techniques applied to complex software systems
• Working knowledge of Linux operating systems and development workflows
• Understanding of electronic design at gate level or transistor level, enough to reason about what the software is modeling
• Experience with Python is a plus, particularly for scripting, automation, or tooling
• Background in distributed processing, large-scale commercial software development, or ASIC power delivery network simulation is a plus
• You can look at a performance problem and figure out whether it is an algorithm issue, a data structure issue, or an architecture issue, and you know which one to fix first
• You write code that other engineers can read, modify, and trust six months later without needing you in the room
• You ask questions when requirements are unclear and you push back when a proposed solution does not match the actual problem
• You treat deadlines seriously and you know how to break down a medium-sized project into pieces that can be delivered, tested, and integrated incrementally
• You are comfortable being the person others come to when they need to understand a specific part of the system or debug something tricky
• You care about the end user experience, even when the end user is another engineer trying to close timing on a 5 billion transistor design

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 2+ years of hands-on experience writing C++, with a strong command of the language and its performance characteristics
• Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and debugging techniques applied to complex software systems
• Proficiency in Linux operating systems and development workflows
• Understanding of electronic design at gate level or transistor level, enough to reason about what the software is modeling
• Experience with Python is a plus, particularly for scripting, automation, or tooling
• Background in distributed processing, large-scale commercial software development, or ASIC power delivery network simulation is a plus
• Can diagnose and resolve software defects across the codebase, including performance bottlenecks, memory issues, and algorithmic inefficiencies
• Can optimize tool runtime and memory usage to handle designs at 3nm and below, including FinFET, 3D-IC, and stacked-die architectures
• Can contribute to code reviews and help establish best practices across the engineering team
• Can deliver features that address real-world challenges in electromigration, thermal effects, and power noise integrity for chips powering AI, mobile, and automotive applications
• Can strengthen the quality and maintainability of the codebase, making it easier for the team to move quickly and confidently as requirements evolve
• Can help shape the technical direction of a platform used by leading semiconductor companies worldwide
• Can build testing infrastructure that catches issues early and keeps the platform stable as new capabilities are added

Skills

• C++ programming
• Data structures and algorithms
• Linux operating systems
• Debugging techniques
• Distributed processing
• Large-scale commercial software development
• ASIC power delivery network simulation

Benefits

At Synopsys, we offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

Pay

$101,000 - $151,000

Schedule

Full-time