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Your methodology is rigorous, your conclusions are defensible, and your recommendations are grounded in measured data.\nAt Synopsys, you will validate memory interface IP where timing margins are measured in picoseconds and your board-level engineering directly determines product quality and customer success.\nWhat You'll Be Doing\nDesign, layout, and validate printed circuit boards in Cadence Allegro for memory interface IP characterization and customer reference implementations\nPerform signal integrity analysis using S-parameters, eye diagrams, and crosstalk simulations to verify performance across multi-gigabit interfaces\nDebug hardware systems using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and protocol analyzers to isolate root causes across silicon, firmware, layout, and test configurations\nConduct design reviews with cross-functional teams to establish best practices for routing, power distribution, and design constraint compliance\nExecute root cause analysis on validation failures to determine whether issues originate from silicon behavior, board design, or environmental conditions\nThe Impact You Will Have\nYour board designs will provide the validation infrastructure for Synopsys memory IP deployed in automotive, mobile, and data center customer applications\nYour signal integrity analysis will inform design guidelines that reduce customer design iterations and accelerate time to market\nYour validation findings will provide critical feedback to silicon design teams, ensuring alignment between simulated and measured performance\nYour technical reviews will establish quality standards for layout evaluation and early detection of design issues\nYour diagnostic capabilities will reduce bring-up cycle times and expedite IP delivery to customers\nYour reference designs will serve as integration templates for customers implementing Synopsys IP in production systems\nWhat You'll Need\nBachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or equivalent professional experience\n6-8+ years of hardware design and validation experience focused on high-speed digital and mixed-signal systems\nExpert-level proficiency in Cadence Allegro for schematic capture, PCB layout, and constraint-driven design\nComprehensive understanding of signal integrity principles including S-parameters, impedance control, crosstalk, intersymbol interference, and return loss\nDemonstrated experience debugging hardware using logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and protocol analyzers\nWorking knowledge of communication interfaces including JTAG, I2C, SPI, and UART, with understanding of routing requirements and protocol-level diagnostics\nWho You Are\nYou independently manage complex technical problems across multiple engineering disciplines with minimal supervision\nYou systematically determine whether failures originate from silicon, firmware, board design, or test setup and reach conclusions efficiently\nYou communicate technical findings clearly to design, firmware, and customer-facing teams in actionable formats\nYou provide technical guidance to junior engineers while allowing them to develop ownership of their work\nYou challenge incomplete validation coverage and ensure root cause analysis proceeds beyond surface-level correlation\nThe Team You'll Be Part Of\nYou will join the Nepean laboratory team responsible for validating Synopsys' memory interface IP portfolio. This is a laboratory-based engineering environment where you will collaborate with firmware and design engineering groups to advance IP from initial silicon bring-up through production release. The team functions at the critical interface between design specifications and measured silicon performance, and your contributions will directly influence product readiness and customer deployments.\nRewards and Benefits\nWe 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.\nSynopsys Canada ULC values the diversity of our workforce. We are committed to provide access & opportunity to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodation to individuals throughout the recruitment and employment process. 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