Principal Application Engineer- FPGA

Originally posted 7 October 2026 by the employer.

About the role

As a Principal Application Engineer specializing in FPGA, you will lead pre-sales technical engagements for ZS5, ZeBu-200, and HAPS FPGA prototyping platforms.

What you'll do

• Lead pre-sales technical engagements to understand customer SoC, GPU, and AI design validation challenges.
• Present tailored hardware assisted verification solutions addressing customer needs around partitioning, performance, debug, and integration.
• Conduct technical evaluations, proof-of-concept projects, and benchmarks for Synopsys platforms.
• Deploy AI-based hardware assisted verification platforms at customer sites, guiding integration and proving value.
• Collaborate with the sales team to shape opportunity strategy, qualify technical fit, and move deals through the pipeline.
• Deliver compelling product demonstrations, technical presentations, and architecture reviews to engineering teams and executive stakeholders.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 12-15 years of hands-on experience in emulation, FPGA-based prototyping, ASIC design, or SoC validation.
• Deep understanding of RTL-to-hardware workflows and design challenges at bring-up.
• Strong command of FPGA architectures such as Xilinx or Intel, RTL design in Verilog or VHDL, synthesis flows, and hardware bring-up and debug techniques.
• Comfort with travel to customer sites for evaluations, presentations, and technical engagements.