Applications Engineer - Staff - Sunnyvale, California, United States
Originally posted 27 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role provides technical support and guidance to customers using Ansys electromagnetics simulation tools. The position is based on-site at the office in Sunnyvale, CA, and requires up to 25% travel.
What you'll do
- Provide technical support and guidance to customers using Ansys electromagnetics simulation tools. - Engage with accounts to deliver electromagnetic solutions tailored to customer design workflows and business needs. - Conduct intermediate and advanced training sessions, webinars, and presentations for customers and internal teams. - Scope, plan, and deliver professional services projects in collaboration with cross-functional application engineering teams. - Gather customer requirements and work with product development to test and validate new software releases on industrial problems.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering (with emphasis on high-frequency electromagnetics) or a related technical discipline. - Minimum 3 years of experience in an engineering software environment, with hands-on use of ANSYS or similar CAE/CAD/EDA tools. - Expertise in signal and power integrity simulation analysis, including cross-talk analysis, impedance simulations, and eye diagram analysis. - Strong knowledge of circuit-level and timing analysis for signal integrity applications and compliance standards. - Experience with package, PCB, and connector design processes, and familiarity with EDA tools. - Fundamental understanding of microwave and antenna concepts, including S-parameters, wave propagation, and scattering analysis.
Skills: electromagnetics, Ansys, simulation, signal integrity
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 36-day median for Applications FAE roles.
Applications FAE · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
124
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Median days open
36 d
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Median salary
$182k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Synopsys | All employers we track in this specialty (124 roles · 10 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 67 | 124 |
| Median days open | 29 d | 36 d (−7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $182k |
Skills observed across this category: electromagnetics, Ansys, simulation, signal integrity
Who's hiring in this category
- Synopsys (this employer) · 65 open roles · median 30 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 35 open roles · median 30 d
- Keysight Technologies · 9 open roles · median 63 d
- Renesas Electronics · 6 open roles · median 76 d
- Amazon · 2 open roles · median 18 d
- Arteris · 2 open roles · median 128 d
How we counted: 124 open Applications FAE (EDA Tools) roles from 10 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.