Originally posted 5 October 2026 by the employer.

About the role

This Staff Applications Engineer role involves supporting customers with physical design implementation and design closure using Synopsys tools.

What you'll do

Support customers through physical design implementation and design closure using Synopsys tools.
Debug complex design challenges across timing, power, area, congestion, routing, and runtime optimization at advanced process nodes including 5nm and below.
Provide technical guidance on best practices for synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, power optimization, and advanced implementation methodologies.
Build and maintain automation scripts in TCL to streamline workflows and improve turnaround time for customer engagements.
Collaborate with internal R&D teams to reproduce customer issues, validate tool behavior, and feed real-world use cases back into product development.

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field with at least 5 years of hands-on ASIC, physical design, implementation, or CAD engineering experience.
Direct experience with RTL-to-GDS implementation flows, including synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and physical design optimization.
Strong working knowledge of Fusion Compiler, ICC2, or equivalent digital implementation tools.
Understanding of timing, power, congestion, routing, and design closure methodologies.
Proficiency in scripting with TCL and Python to automate design tasks and improve workflow efficiency.
Business-level English proficiency with the ability to communicate technical concepts clearly in written and spoken form.
Willingness to engage directly with customers, including senior engineers and design managers, in both remote and onsite settings.

Skills: RTL-to-GDS, physical design, Fusion Compiler, timing closure, TCL, Python