Lead PCie Applications Engineer

At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation.

Our Silicon IP business is all about integrating more capabilities into an SoC—faster. We offer the world’s broadest portfolio of silicon IP—predesigned blocks of logic, memory, interfaces, analog, security, and embedded processors. All to help customers integrate more capabilities. Meet unique performance, power, and size requirements of their target applications. And get differentiated products to market quickly with reduced risk.

This position requires a highly motivated and experienced person to work with Synopsys’ customers on integrating leading edge Interface IP (IIP) into their ASIC SoC/systems for next generation products. The position offers opportunities to work on Synopsys PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) IP and the latest industry specifications/applications on various hot market segments.

We are seeking an Architect, Applications Engineer to serve as a pivotal technical leader. This position is critical for guiding our customers through the entire SOC development cycles from initial integration to tape‑out and silicon bring‑up. Beyond customer‑facing responsibilities, you will be the technical expert within our team, dive deep into our technology stack to master new products and methodologies, then translate that knowledge into success for both our clients and our team.

A hands‑on technical leader with deep expertise in Ser Des physical layer and mixed‑signal design. You thrive in lab environments and enjoy complex problem solving. You communicate clearly, adapt quickly, and thrive in dynamic environments. Your collaborative spirit, clear communication, and a passion for guiding customers to success.

• You possess a deep understanding of the entire ASIC/SOC development flow, from RTL to GDSII to working silicon.
• You are passionate about solving the most complex technical challenges and enjoy teaching others how to do the same.
• You are as comfortable discussing architectural trade‑offs with a customer's chief architect as you are diving into a netlist or silicon log file.
• You are a proactive problem‑solver who takes full ownership of technical issues and drives them to resolution.

• Act as the technical anchor and lead within the application engineering team.
• Mentor and coach intermediate engineers on SOC methodologies, debug techniques, and best practices.
• Participate in R&D technical reviews of customer designs, implementation strategies, and validation plans.
• Develop and refine best practices, tools, and methodologies for the team.

• Serve as the primary technical expert for key customers, architecting and guiding the integration of our PCIe IP into their SOC designs.
• Provide expert‑level guidance on front‑end and back‑end design challenges, including validation, synthesis, DFT/ATE, signal integrity/power integrity, physical design, etc.
• Lead complex technical debug sessions, resolving critical issues related to design, timing, and power that arise during the customer's implementation phase.

• Own and drive the technical relationship with customers through the critical tape‑out phase.
• Lead post‑silicon validation and debug activities, working closely with customers to bring up new silicon efficiently.
• Analyze silicon data to correlate pre‑silicon models with post‑silicon performance and identify root causes of any anomalies.
• Develop and utilize scripts and tools for automated silicon testing and data analysis.

• Work closely with internal R&D and Design teams to gain early expertise on new IP, product features, and process technologies.
• Provide critical, field‑driven feedback from customers to influence the architecture and design…