Applications Engineering, Staff Engineer Seongnam-si, South Korea Category: Engineering Posted: 11.10.2026 Job ID: 19323

Job description

We Are: At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performan ce silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation. **Location open to: Bundang Seongnam Korea or Kiheung Yongin Korea. You Are: You are a highly motivated and innovative individual with a strong background in emulation and prototyping methodologies. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and possess a deep understanding of design, partitioning, testing, synthesis, and simulation-bas ed verification. With a minimum of a BSEE/MS and 10+ years of related experience, you bring expertise in Verilog, System Verilog, VHDL, and scripting languages. Your strong problem-solvin g skills and ability to interact with customers and peers make you a valuable team player. You are eager to work with the latest designs from varied verticals such as HPC, AI, storage, networking, automotive, and hyper scalars. What You’ll Be Doing: * Collaborating closely with R&D and customers on hardware-assis ted verification products. * Driving all aspects of the technology life cycle, from development to product sign-off and customer deployment. * Defining test strategies and methodologies to improve ease-of-use, quality of results, and interoperabili ty with other Synopsys tools. * Becoming an expert in emulation and prototyping methodologies and flows, including design, partitioning, testing, synthesis, and simulation-bas ed verification. * Leveraging your close interaction with customers, R&D, Marketing, and Sales teams to demonstrate the differentiated emulation/veri fication environment. * Adapting to recognized best practices and policies in Synopsys to become proficient in various processes involved in the Product Release Cycle. * Working with designs from varied verticals to enable and support key ZeBu products in early-stage development. The Impact You Will Have: * Enhancing Synopsys' emulation and prototyping solutions by driving technology development and customer deployment. * Improving the ease-of-use, quality of results, and interoperabili ty of Synopsys tools, contributing to overall product excellence. * Providing expert consultation for solving complex problems, thereby increasing customer satisfaction and product adoption. * Ensuring successful execution of projects from start to completion, contributing to the timely delivery of high-quality products. * Supporting the advancement of cutting-edge designs in various verticals such as HPC, AI, storage, networking, and automotive. * Facilitating the proliferation of Synopsys' differentiated emulation/veri fication environment through close collaboration with multiple teams. What You’ll Need: * BSEE/MS with 10+ years of related experience. * Expertise in Emulation and/or Prototyping flows, systems, and methodologies. * Strong proficiency in Verilog, System Verilog, VHDL and C/C++ * Understanding of verification concepts and experience with functional simulators. * Experience with scripting languages like Python and Tcl * Knowledge in Simulation flows, Assertion, DPI, and Transactors. * Complex problem-solvin g and debugging skills. * Strong communication skills and the ability to interact with customers and peers. * Knowledge in synthesis and timing analysis concepts (preferred). * Familiarity with Synopsys solutions and tools like ZeBu, HAPS, VCS, Verdi, Proto Compiler, Synplify, DC, and Formality (preferred). * Experience with Xilinx & Altera architecture and toolchains (preferred). * Protocols like PCIe, USB, Ethernet, DRAMs, HBM, NAND Flash (preferred). * Computing systems like CPU architecture, OS (preferred) * Understanding of SW/HW debug methodologies and experience with standard SW/HW debug tools (preferred). * DFT solutions (preferred) Who You Are: * Highly motivated and innovative. * Strong problem-solvin g abilities. * Excellent communication skills. * Team player with the ability to work independently. * Adaptable and quick to learn new technologies and methodologies. The Team You’ll Be a Part Of: You will be part of a highly experienced emulation product engineering team that collaborates closely with R&D and customers. The team focuses on hardware-assis ted verification products and drives all aspects of the technology life cycle, from development to customer deployment. By working with the latest designs from various verticals, the team plays a crucial role in enabling and supporting key ZeBu products in early-stage development. Rewards and Benefits: We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.