Applications Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer Seongnam-si, South Korea Category: Engineering Posted: 10/15/2026 Job ID: 19241

Synopsys · Seongnam-si

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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-performance 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-based 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-solving 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-assisted 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 interoperability with other Synopsys tools.
• Becoming an expert in emulation and prototyping methodologies and flows, including design, partitioning, testing, synthesis, and simulation-based verification.
• Leveraging your close interaction with customers, R&D, Marketing, and Sales teams to demonstrate the differentiated emulation/verification 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 interoperability 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/verification 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-solving 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-solving 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-assisted 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.

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