Synopsys (NASDAQ: SNPS) is a premier American multinational technology corporation and the global leader in Electronic Design Automation (EDA), semiconductor intellectual property (IP), and software security and quality solutions. Headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, and led by CEO Sassine Ghazi, Synopsys operates on a B2B enterprise software, proprietary semiconductor IP licensing, and silicon engineering services model.
HQ: Sunnyvale, United States • Design & Creative • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • 501-1000 employees
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Senior • 8+ years exp • In office • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Perl
Python
Chips/EDA
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys PrimePower
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys StarRC
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$160k – $240k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office • Master's Degree • Staff
Ansys RedHawk
Synopsys HSPICE
Synopsys PrimePower
Synopsys PrimeSim
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys StarRC
Management
Slack
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$157k – $235k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office • Staff
Perl
Python
Chips/EDA
Ansys RedHawk
Cadence Conformal
Cadence Quantus
Formal Verification
Synopsys Design Compiler
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
Alabuga is a major special economic zone in Russia that offers modern industrial infrastructure and tax incentives to support large-scale manufacturing and tech projects. It provides companies with ready-to-use industrial sites, custom-built facilities, and logistics solutions to accelerate local production and import substitution. Designed to attract both domestic and international investment, the zone fosters economic growth through high-tech clusters and specialized workforce development programs.
HQ: Yelabuga, Russia • Real Estate • Industrial Real Estate
$21k – $63k per year (gross) • In office • Relocation • Full-Time • Russian: C1
Cadence Innovus
Cadence Virtuoso
Synopsys Custom Compiler
Synopsys Design Compiler
Synopsys IC Compiler II
Synopsys PrimeTime
Semiconductor Engineering is a technical media and research organization based in San Jose, California, and founded in 2013. The company provides in-depth news, analysis, and technical papers focused on the design, manufacturing, testing, and integration of advanced semiconductor technologies. It operates as a global information hub for chip engineers and industry professionals, offering newsletters, webinars, and specialized research reports.
HQ: San Jose, United States • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Manufacturing • Science & Engineering • Publishing • Media & Entertainment • Electrical & Electronic Engineering • Semiconductors • Hardware • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2013
≈ $116k – $252k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 12+ years exp • In office (Austin, United States) • Full-Time • Principal
Cadence Innovus
Cadence Tempus
Synopsys PrimeTime
Lead • In office (Zhubei, Taiwan) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
≈ $34k – $73k per year (Estimated) • Lead • In office (Noida, India) • Full-Time • Principal
Python
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Lightmatter is a photonic computing and interconnect company headquartered in Mountain View, California, and founded in 2017. The company develops photonic chips, light engines, and interconnect platforms designed to scale AI supercomputers by replacing traditional electrical I/O with optical technology. It operates as a venture-backed firm collaborating with major semiconductor manufacturers and standards bodies to provide high-bandwidth, energy-efficient infrastructure for large-scale AI training and inference.
HQ: Mountain View, United States • Machine Learning • Artificial Intelligence • Data Centers • Information Technology • Semiconductors • AI Infrastructure • Lasers & Photonics • Hardware • Est. 2017
≈ $116k – $235k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Toronto, Canada) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
DevOps
HPC
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
≈ $118k – $282k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Boston, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
DevOps
HPC
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
≈ $161k – $325k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 8+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (Mountain View, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Python
DevOps
HPC
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Renesas Electronics is a major Japanese semiconductor manufacturer specializing in microcontrollers, system-on-chips (SoCs), power management devices, and analog technologies. Headquartered in Tokyo, the company was established through the consolidation of the semiconductor divisions of Hitachi, Mitsubishi Electric, and NEC. It serves as a key supplier for the automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and Internet of Things (IoT) sectors globally.
HQ: Tokyo, Japan • Manufacturing • Hardware • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
≈ $38k – $78k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Perl
Python
SystemVerilog
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
In office (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam) • Full-Time • Middle
Python
SystemVerilog
Verilog
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys SpyGlass
≈ $27k – $73k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Perl
Python
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
Siemens Calibre
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
SanDisk is a globally recognized brand specializing in flash memory storage products, including memory cards, USB flash drives, and solid-state drives (SSDs). Originally founded in 1988 as a pioneer in digital storage technology, it became a subsidiary of Western Digital following its acquisition in 2016. The company serves consumers, creative professionals, and enterprise clients with reliable hardware designed to store, manage, and transfer data across a wide range of devices.
HQ: Milpitas, United States • Hardware • Consumer Electronics • Storage • Digital Storage • 501-1000 employees • Est. 1988
Staff+ • 6+ years exp • In office (Seoul, South Korea) • Full-Time • Senior
C++
Perl
Python
Verilog
Frontend
Lighthouse
Chips/EDA
Cadence Genus
Cadence Tempus
Synopsys Design Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
Micron Technology is an American semiconductor company founded in Boise, Idaho in 1978 and one of only a handful of manufacturers of both DRAM and NAND flash memory. It designs and fabricates memory and storage products used in data centres, personal computers, smartphones, cars and industrial equipment, and sells them under the Micron and consumer-facing Crucial brands. High-bandwidth memory for AI accelerators has become the fastest-growing part of the business, and the company operates fabrication and assembly sites across the United States and Asia.
HQ: Boise, United States • Data Centers • Semiconductor Manufacturing • Consumer Electronics • Hardware • Storage • Digital Storage • Semiconductors • 5000+ employees • Est. 1978
≈ $120k – $262k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Boise, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
SystemVerilog
Chips/EDA
Cadence Genus
Cadence JasperGold
Cadence Xcelium
Synopsys Design Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys SpyGlass
Synopsys Verdi
≈ $132k – $274k per year (Estimated) • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Richardson, United States) • Full-Time • Staff
Python
TCL Scripting
AI/ML
AI Agents
Chips/EDA
Cadence Tempus
Synopsys PrimeTime
≈ $117k – $256k per year (Estimated) • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (Boise, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
Python
Chips/EDA
Ansys RedHawk
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys IC Compiler II
Synopsys PrimePower
Synopsys PrimeTime
NBCUniversal Careers is the official global job portal and talent acquisition hub for NBCUniversal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment enterprises. The platform connects candidates with diverse professional opportunities, internships, and early career programs across iconic brands such as Universal Pictures, NBC News, Peacock, and Universal Destinations & Experiences.
HQ: New York, United States • Film Production • Broadcasting • Media & Entertainment • 1001-5000 employees
$72k – $80k per year • Junior • 2+ years exp • Remote/Hybrid (New York, United States) • Full-Time • Middle
JavaScript
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
River AI is an artificial intelligence company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and founded in 2026 by xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin. The company is building what it calls an open AI stack, spanning personal AI models, tooling for developers to train and serve their own models, and a custom system on chip with an onboard machine learning accelerator. It raised 1.1 billion dollars led by General Catalyst with strategic investment from NVIDIA and AMD Ventures.
HQ: Palo Alto, United States • Machine Learning • Semiconductors • AI Infrastructure • Hardware • LLM & Generative AI • Artificial Intelligence • 201-500 employees • Est. 2026
$200k – $420k per year • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • In office (Palo Alto, United States) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
SystemVerilog
Verilog
C++
Python
AI/ML
Pre-training
Chips/EDA
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys Verdi
$200k – $420k per year • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • In office (Palo Alto, United States) • Relocation • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Python
AI/ML
Pre-training
Chips/EDA
Ansys RedHawk
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
Supercast is a podcast subscription technology company headquartered in Vancouver, Canada, and founded in 2019. The company provides a platform that allows podcasters to offer premium content, ad-free feeds, and exclusive memberships directly to their listeners across various podcast players. It operates as a growth partner for high-earning creators and media networks, utilizing a flat-fee pricing model to facilitate monetization for major shows such as Huberman Lab and This American Life.
HQ: Vancouver, Canada • Content Creation • Subscription Commerce • Commerce • Media & Entertainment • Podcasting • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 2019
$247k – $320k per year • Executive • In office (Los Angeles, New York, United States) • Full-Time • Architect
$143k – $161k per year • Senior • In office (Tempe, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Objective-C
Swift
Mobile
AVFoundation
DevOps
Docker
Git
Jenkins
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
$143k – $161k per year • Senior • In office (Tempe, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Senior
Docker
Git
Jenkins
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Normal Computing is an artificial intelligence and semiconductor technology company headquartered in New York City, New York, and founded in 2022. The firm develops a full-stack platform including AI-native Electronic Design Automation software and thermodynamic Application-Specific Integrated Circuits designed to optimize AI inference and long-context reasoning. Backed by investors such as Samsung Catalyst, the company partners with major semiconductor manufacturers to deploy its co-design solutions for complex system-on-chip verification and hardware acceleration.
HQ: New York, United States • Machine Learning • LLM & Generative AI • EDA • Software • Semiconductors • AI Infrastructure • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • Est. 2022
$200k – $400k per year • In office (New York, United States, London, United Kingdom, Zurich, Switzerland, Copenhagen, Denmark) • Full-Time
Python
DevOps
HPC
Chips/EDA
Cadence Pegasus
Synopsys IC Compiler II
Synopsys PrimeTime
Etched. We co-design chips, racks, software, and manufacturing methods so frontier models can run with best-in-class throughput, latency, cost, and power efficiency for both prefill and decode workloads.
San Jose • Taipei • Austin • Artificial Intelligence • AI Infrastructure • Semiconductors
$200k – $300k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (Austin, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Staff
Perl
Python
AI/ML
LLM
Chips/EDA
Formal Verification
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
$200k – $300k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (San Jose, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
LLM
Chips/EDA
Cadence Innovus
Cadence Pegasus
Cadence Tempus
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
$200k – $300k per year • Staff+ • 10+ years exp • In office (San Jose, United States) • Relocation • Full-Time • Staff
Python
AI/ML
LLM
Chips/EDA
Cadence Pegasus
Siemens Calibre
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
Cisco Systems is an American multinational digital communications and technology conglomerate headquartered in San Jose, California. Founded in 1984 by Stanford computer scientists, Cisco is the world's largest networking equipment provider and a global leader in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise software.
HQ: San Jose, United States • Enterprise Networks • Artificial Intelligence • Log Analytics • Government • AI Infrastructure • 1001-5000 employees • Est. 1984
$214k – $310k per year • Equity • Lead • 12+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Principal
SystemVerilog
Verilog
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys TestMAX
Tessent
$187k – $268k per year • Equity • Lead • 8+ years exp • San Jose • Austin • Maynard • Seattle • Carlsbad • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Perl
Python
SystemVerilog
Verilog
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys TestMAX
Tessent
$211k – $305k per year • Equity • Lead • 10+ years exp • San Jose • Remote (United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
SystemVerilog
Verilog
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys TestMAX
Tessent
NVIDIA is an American technology company founded in 1993 that invented the graphics processing unit and has become the dominant supplier of accelerated computing platforms for artificial intelligence. Its portfolio spans data centre GPUs and systems built on the Hopper and Blackwell architectures, GeForce consumer graphics, automotive and robotics platforms, high-speed networking acquired with Mellanox, and the CUDA software stack that binds the ecosystem together. Headquartered in Santa Clara, California, the company sells to cloud providers, enterprises, research institutions and gamers worldwide and is one of the most valuable listed businesses on the Nasdaq.
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • AI Infrastructure • Semiconductors • AI Agents • Big Data • LLM & Generative AI • Machine Learning • Hardware • Data & Analytics • Information Technology • Artificial Intelligence • 5000+ employees • Est. 1993
≈ $29k – $70k per year (Estimated) • Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Bengaluru, India) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
$116k – $190k per year • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Bachelor's Degree
Python
Verilog
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Altera is a American semiconductor company that specializes in manufacturing programmable logic devices, primary field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs), System-on-a-Chip (SoC) FPGAs, and related design software. Originally founded in 1983, the company pioneered reconfigurable hardware before being acquired by Intel in 2015 and later re-established as an independent, standalone enterprise. Its high-performance hardware and intellectual property cores are widely used across data centers, telecommunications, automotive systems, defense, and edge AI applications.
HQ: San Jose, United States • Electronic Components • Hardware • Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees
$95k – $110k per year • Junior • 1+ year exp • In office (San Jose, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Full-Time • Junior
Perl
Python
Chips/EDA
Cadence Tempus
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Middle • 3+ years exp • In office (Malaysia) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Middle
$210k – $299k per year • Lead • 15+ years exp • In office (San Jose, United States) • Master's Degree • Full-Time • Staff
Perl
Python
AI/ML
Reinforcement Learning
Chips/EDA
Ansys RedHawk
Cadence Innovus
Cadence Voltus
Siemens Calibre
Synopsys Fusion Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
Formal Verification
Positron AI builds purpose-built inference servers for large language models, aiming for much higher energy efficiency than general-purpose GPU systems. Its Atlas hardware uses field-programmable logic and a memory-centric design to serve transformer models at high token throughput. The company was founded in 2023 and assembles its systems in the United States.
HQ: Reno, United States • Hardware • Artificial Intelligence • LLM & Generative AI • Est. 2023
$150k – $300k per year • Lead • 12+ years exp • Remote (United States) • Visa sponsorship • Full-Time • Principal
Ansys RedHawk
Synopsys PrimeTime
Qualcomm is a global technology leader in wireless telecommunications, connectivity, and semiconductor design. The company pioneered foundational mobile standards including 3G, 4G, and 5G while developing the Snapdragon platform that powers millions of smartphones, automotive systems, and connected devices. Operating primarily through chip sales and technology licensing, Qualcomm actively drives innovation in mobile computing, edge AI, and next-generation wireless networks.
HQ: San Diego, United States • AI Infrastructure • Information Technology • Data Centers • Edge AI • Internet of Things
$153k – $230k per year • Equity • Senior • 6+ years exp • In office (Santa Clara, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Senior
Perl
Python
Chips/EDA
Cadence Conformal
Cadence Genus
Formal Verification
Synopsys Design Compiler
Synopsys PrimeTime
Synopsys PrimePower
QA
Rest-Assured
Marvell Technology is a major American semiconductor company that specializes in designing infrastructure silicon for data centers, enterprise networking, and telecommunications. Founded in 1995, the company develops high-performance data processing units, optical interconnects, custom AI chips, and storage controllers. Through its advanced hardware solutions, it plays a vital role in powering cloud computing, high-speed networking, and automotive electronics worldwide.
HQ: Santa Clara, United States • Hardware • Data Centers • Semiconductors • 1001-5000 employees
≈ $131k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 5+ years exp • In office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Perl
Python
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Copilot
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
≈ $131k – $233k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Staff+ • 3+ years exp • In office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Staff
Perl
Python
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Copilot
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
≈ $106k – $230k per year (Estimated) • Equity • Lead • 10+ years exp • In office (San Diego, United States) • Bachelor's Degree • Principal
Perl
Python
AI/ML
ChatGPT
Copilot
Chips/EDA
Synopsys PrimeTime
Salary range
| Seniority |
Jobs |
25% |
Median |
75% |
| Staff |
8 |
$240K |
$300K |
$300K |
| All levels |
24 |
$190K |
$268K |
$300K |
Based only on the listings that state pay. Gross annual amounts, converted to USD so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
The market right now
Alion currently lists 57 open Synopsys PrimeTime jobs from 18 companies. 10 of them were posted or refreshed in the last seven days. 17 of the employers have posted something in the last three months, which is the pool worth watching if you are starting a search now. Every listing links straight to the employer, so you apply on their own board rather than through an intermediary.
What these roles pay
24 of these Synopsys PrimeTime jobs state pay directly. Across them the middle half of the market sits between $190K and $300K a year, with a median of $268K. Figures are gross annual amounts converted to US dollars, so roles in different currencies stay comparable.
Where the work is
The largest concentrations of these roles are Taiwan (3), South Korea (1), Switzerland (1), Vietnam (1), and Denmark (1). 12% of the listings are fully remote and a further 7% are hybrid, so a large part of this market is open to you regardless of where you live.
Who is hiring
The employers with the most open Synopsys PrimeTime jobs right now are Micron Technology (15), Cisco Systems (5), Altera (5), Etched (4), Synopsys (3), and Semiconductor Engineering (3). Each company page on Alion carries its size, funding stage, tech stack and every other position it has open, so you can judge the employer before you spend an evening on the application.
What employers ask for
Reading across the current listings, the tools that come up most often are Synopsys PrimeTime (57), Python (38), Perl (17), Verilog (16), SystemVerilog (15), Synopsys Fusion Compiler (14), Synopsys Design Compiler (10), and Formal Verification (8). The counts are how many of these openings name each one, which is a better guide to what is actually being hired for than a generic skills list.
Relocation, visas and equity
Of the current Synopsys PrimeTime jobs, 4 state visa sponsorship, 7 offer a relocation package, and 12 include equity. These are filters on the list above, so you can narrow it to the ones that make a move possible for you.
