Applications Engineering, Architect- FPGA
Originally posted 21 October 2026 by the employer.
Work directly with ZS5, ZeBu-200 emulation, and HAPS FPGA prototyping platforms.
About the role
This role leads pre-sales and post-sales technical engagements architecting hardware-assisted verification solutions for prospective and existing customers. You will work directly with Synopsys ZS5, ZeBu-200 emulation, and HAPS FPGA prototyping platforms.
What you'll do
- Architect pre-sales and post-sale technical engagements for ZS5, ZeBu-200 emulation, and HAPS FPGA prototyping platforms to address customer design challenges. - Present hardware-assisted verification solutions addressing partitioning, performance, debug, and integration with customer RTL and validation flows. - Conduct technical evaluations, proof-of-concept projects, and benchmarks using ZS5, ZeBu-200, and HAPS. - Create and deploy Agentic AI agents and skills for hardware-assisted verification platforms at customer sites. - Deliver product demonstrations, technical presentations, and architecture reviews to engineering teams and executive stakeholders while collaborating with sales teams to qualify technical fit.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - 15+ years of hands-on experience in Emulation, FPGA-based prototyping, ASIC design, or SoC validation, with an understanding of RTL-to-hardware workflows. - Strong command of FPGA architectures (Xilinx, Intel, or similar), RTL design in Verilog or VHDL, synthesis flows, and hardware bring-up and debug. - Ability to travel to customer sites for evaluations, presentations, and technical engagements.
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 62-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1070
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Median days open
62 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Synopsys | All employers we track in this specialty (1070 roles · 105 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 88 | 1070 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 176 | 3298 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 36 d | 62 d (−26 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 153 open roles · median 58 d
- Synopsys (this employer) · 87 open roles · median 35 d
- AMD · 76 open roles · median 40 d
- Analog Devices · 49 open roles · median 51 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 42 open roles · median 90 d
- NVIDIA · 41 open roles · median 62 d
How we counted: 1070 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 105 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 22 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 — it is counted in the wider Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.