Senior OPC Applications Engineer
Originally posted 17 September 2026 by the employer — open 2 days.
About the role
This role involves supporting semiconductor manufacturing customers in their use of Proteus OPC and computational lithography tools, focusing on diagnosing and resolving software, workflow, model, and runtime issues. You will enable successful deployment of Proteus releases at advanced nodes like 7nm, 5nm, and 3nm.
What you'll do
- Support semiconductor manufacturing customers using Proteus OPC and computational lithography tools, diagnosing software, workflow, model, and runtime issues.
- Perform root cause analysis on customer-reported problems, coordinating resolution across R&D, Product Engineering, and customer teams.
- Deploy and qualify Proteus software releases at customer sites, supporting migration to new versions and advanced technology nodes.
- Optimize OPC production environments by advising on runtime performance, HPC utilization, and job scheduling.
- Build technical relationships with OPC, RET, and process integration teams at key customers, leading regular technical reviews.
- Capture enhancement requests and communicate customer requirements to Product Management and R&D.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Engineering, Materials Science, or related technical discipline.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in semiconductor manufacturing, computational lithography, OPC, RET, mask synthesis, or EDA applications support.
- Direct experience supporting production semiconductor customers in a technical or applications engineering capacity.
- Strong working knowledge of semiconductor process technology and lithography fundamentals, including how OPC affects manufacturing outcomes.
- Proficiency in Linux environments and scripting languages such as Python, Perl, Tcl, or Shell for automation and troubleshooting.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in a relevant engineering or physical sciences discipline.
- Experience with Synopsys Proteus OPC solutions, or direct knowledge of optical proximity correction, resolution enhancement techniques, lithography simulation, or mask data preparation.
Skills: Proteus OPC, computational lithography, mask synthesis, RET, process integration, customer support
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
93
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Median days open
36 d
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Median salary
$158k
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| Metric | Synopsys | All employers we track in this specialty (93 roles · 10 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 44 | 93 |
| Median days open | 4 d | 36 d (−32 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $158k |
Skills observed across this category: Proteus OPC, computational lithography, mask synthesis, RET, process integration, customer support
Who's hiring in this category
- Synopsys (this employer) · 42 open roles · median 4 d
- Cadence Design Systems · 20 open roles · median 60 d
- Renesas Electronics · 14 open roles · median 36 d
- Keysight Technologies · 6 open roles · median 66 d
- GlobalFoundries · 3 open roles · median 71 d
- AMD · 2 open roles · median 61 d
How we counted: 93 open Applications FAE (EDA Tools) roles from 10 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Sept 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.