R&D Engineering, Staff Engineer

Job Description and Requirements

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated R&D Staff engineer who enjoys tackling challenging problems with software, automation, and emerging technologies to join our engineering team focused on providing automation and productivity solutions for engineering teams. If you’re eager to apply AI and intelligent automation to practical engineering needs, improving productivity, simplifying workflows then this is the right place for you.

Coverage Overview

• Research, build software that boosts engineering productivity and makes workflows more efficient.
• Create intelligent automation and AI-enabled tools to solve practical engineering problems.
• Integrate AI agents and engineering assistants into internal tools, processes, and development environments.
• Collaborate with various teams to come up with the best scalable solution
• Design software architectures that are dependable, maintainable, and easy to extend.
• Lead technical projects from initial concept through launch and ongoing refinement.
• Collaborate with and mentor fellow engineers, encouraging strong software engineering practices.

Required Qualifications

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Experience in semiconductor design, VLSI, physical design, layout, physical verification, or EDA processes.
• At least 3 years of professional experience in software development, automation, CAD, EDA, or a related engineering field.
• Strong programming ability and experience building scalable software applications.
• A solid foundation in software architecture, algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented design.
• Hands-on experience with AI workflows, agent-based systems, or intelligent automation frameworks.
• Familiarity with Linux development, version control, and contemporary software engineering practices.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and debugging abilities.
• Excellent communication skills.

Personal Attributes

• Self-directed engineer able working in a fast-moving, innovative setting.
• Driven to spot opportunities for improvement and turn them into practical results.
• Interested in emerging technologies and open to new ways of solving engineering problems.
• A collaborative teammate who enjoys working across disciplines.
• A technical leader who can shape architecture, move work forward, and support other engineers’ growth.
• Flexible, resourceful, and committed to learning throughout your career.

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.