What You'll Be Doing
Lead technical engagements with customers deploying ZeBu or other emulation platforms, diagnosing performance bottlenecks, debug issues, and workflow inefficiencies that block verification progress
Design emulation strategies for complex SoC and ASIC projects, defining partitioning approaches, testbench integration, and bring-up sequences that actually work under real project constraints
Collaborate directly with Synopsys R&D teams to escalate product gaps, influence roadmap priorities, and validate new features against customer use cases before they ship
Develop and deliver technical training sessions, workshops, and best practice guides for customer engineering teams and internal application engineers
Troubleshoot critical emulation failures in live customer environments, working across hardware, RTL, testbench, and software layers to isolate root cause and restore productivity
Mentor junior applications engineers on emulation methodologies, debugging techniques, and customer engagement strategies, building the team's technical depth and customer impact
The Impact You Will Have
Accelerate verification closure for customers building AI accelerators, automotive SoCs, and hyperscale processors, cutting months off their schedules through smarter emulation strategies
Expand ZeBu adoption across new customer segments by proving out use cases, building reference flows, and demonstrating measurable ROI in real project contexts
Shape the emulation product roadmap by translating customer pain points into actionable R&D requirements that improve performance, usability, and scalability for the entire user base
Build long-term technical partnerships with lead architects and verification managers at top semiconductor companies, becoming their trusted advisor for emulation and verification strategy
Reduce customer escalations and support load by creating reusable methodologies, automation scripts, and documentation that solve recurring problems once instead of repeatedly
Strengthen Synopsys' reputation as the emulation platform that does not just run, but runs fast enough and stable enough to be the backbone of verification for the hardest chips in the industry
What You'll Need
10+ years of hands-on experience with hardware emulation platforms such as Synopsys ZeBu, Mentor Veloce, or Cadence Palladium, including deployment, debug, and performance optimization
Deep proficiency in hardware description languages including Verilog, SystemVerilog, and VHDL, with the ability to read, debug, and optimize RTL for emulation
Strong understanding of verification methodologies including UVM, constrained random testing, and coverage-driven verification in the context of emulation environments
Solid grasp of SoC and ASIC architecture, including subsystem integration, interconnect protocols, memory hierarchies, and software/hardware co-verification flows
Experience with scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or TCL for automation, flow development, and data analysis in emulation and verification contexts
Proven ability to debug complex interactions across RTL, testbenches, emulation hardware, and embedded software, isolating issues that span multiple domains
Experience with customer-facing technical roles such as field applications engineering, customer support engineering, or technical consulting, with a track record of solving hard problems under pressure
Who You Are
You can walk into a war room where emulation is down and the tapeout is in six weeks, assess what is actually broken versus what people think is broken, and get the team focused on the right fix
You explain a complex emulation partitioning tradeoff to a verification lead in two sentences without losing the nuance, and you know when to go deeper and when to move on
You do not need to be the smartest person in the room, but you are the one people turn to when the problem is ambiguous, the pressure is high, and the path forward is not obvious
You push back when a customer asks for something that will not actually solve their problem, and you do it in a way that builds trust instead of burning it
You stay current on verification trends, emulation technology, and industry shifts not because someone told you to, but because you are genuinely curious about what is next and how it changes the game
The Team You'll Be Part Of
You will join a dynamic and diverse team of principal engineers and applications specialists focused on delivering world-class emulation and verification solutions. The team collaborates closely with customers, product R&D, and other engineering groups, fostering innovation and driving technical excellence. Together, you will shape the future of hardware verification and accelerate the development of next-generation semiconductor technologies.
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