R&D Engineering, Sr Staff Engineer- PrimeTime (Static Timing Analysis) · Synopsys

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:15:29 GMT
Engineering

Synopsys · Sunnyvale · $165,000 - $248,000 · onsite

You will join a world-class R&D team dedicated to advancing the PrimeTime platform, collaborating with experts in static timing analysis, algorithm design, and EDA systems. The team is passionate about delivering innovative solutions that define industry standards for timing sign-off. Together, you will tackle complex architectural challenges, drive technical excellence, and shape the future of silicon design by enabling customers to achieve reliable and high-performance tapeouts.

You will be responsible for owning and evolving major architectural components of PrimeTime, including timing engines, path search frameworks, constraint modeling, and distributed/parallel analysis flows. You will define long-term technical strategy for accuracy, capacity, runtime, and extensibility in static timing analysis, collaborating closely with senior R&D leadership.

Key responsibilities include:

Owning and evolving major architectural components of PrimeTime

Defining long-term technical strategy for accuracy, capacity, runtime, and extensibility in static timing analysis

Driving architectural consistency across PrimeTime, Fusion Compiler integration points, and broader sign-off ecosystems

Leading the design and implementation of next-generation STA algorithms addressing multi-billion-cell designs, advanced timing effects, and non-linear behaviours

Resolving cross-cutting technical issues and making principled tradeoffs between accuracy, performance, memory footprint, and usability at sign-off

Acting as the go-to technical authority for customer escalations, sign-off discrepancies, and complex architectural challenges

Diagnosing systemic issues involving SDC interpretation, timing convergence, path pessimism/optimism, and tool correlations across flows

Mentoring and influencing engineers through technical reviews, discussions, and leadership,raising the technical bar across the organization

As a Sr Staff Engineer, you will have a strong sense of ownership and accountability, and be able to drive technical excellence and innovation. You will be a collaborative influencer, able to mentor and inspire technical teams, and have excellent communication skills, capable of articulating complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

You will join a team that is passionate about delivering innovative solutions that define industry standards for timing sign-off. Together, you will tackle complex architectural challenges, drive technical excellence, and shape the future of silicon design by enabling customers to achieve reliable and high-performance tapeouts.