[Hiring] Senior Thermal Application Engineer @Synopsys

Role Description

At Synopsys, we're shaping the future of innovation from silicon to systems. Building on decades of leadership in semiconductor design and electronic systems, the addition of ANSYS brings together world-class expertise in simulation, analysis, and engineering solutions. Together, we empower customers to design, test, and optimize everything from advanced semiconductor technologies and AI-powered systems to autonomous vehicles, aerospace platforms, industrial equipment, and next-generation products.

You know power devices from the inside out: how they are built, packaged, and used, and more importantly, how they fail. You understand that simulation is not about running tools; it is about asking the right question at the right stage and trusting the answer enough to act on it.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Shape customers' simulation strategies by partnering with senior power electronics teams to understand their roadmaps, reliability goals, and constraints, then define workflows aligned with their design processes.
• Build die-to-board Multiphysics workflows that couple electrical, thermal, and structural analysis across the substrate, package, and PCB to predict hotspots, warpage, and interconnect fatigue before they reach the lab.
• Drive thermal-mechanical reliability by turning mission profiles into junction temperature cycling, predicting solder fatigue, wire bond lift-off, and delamination, and correlating the results with power cycling and test data.
• Prove value on real designs by leading technical evaluations and benchmarks that show measurable impact, not just impressive demos.
• Be the voice of the customer by challenging fragile workflows, bringing R&D feature requests grounded in real problems, and helping shape the product roadmap.
• Scale expertise by creating best practices, application notes, and training materials that help customers and colleagues get more out of the tools.
• Support field and digital marketing by contributing to technical content, customer case studies, and industry events focused on thermal-mechanical and reliability for power semiconductor applications.

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field, or BS with 5+ years of professional experience in an engineering software or power electronics design environment.
• Subject matter expertise in power electronics, ideally with industry experience in power converters, power modules, or power management ICs.
• Demonstrated use of commercial EDA or CAE software such as circuit simulators, electromagnetic field solvers, or thermal/mechanical reliability tools in a professional or research setting.
• Proficiency in Python for scripting, automation, and workflow integration. Experience applying AI/ML or agentic AI to engineering simulation is a strong plus.
• Comfort working in Linux environments and navigating complex multi-tool simulation flows.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken, with the ability to communicate complex technical tradeoffs clearly to engineers and executives.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25% of the time, with flexibility to increase travel as customer engagements require.

Requirements

• You do not wait for perfect documentation or a complete dataset. You work with what you have, fill gaps through smart questions, and move forward without creating chaos downstream.
• You are organized enough to juggle multiple customer evaluations, a product beta test, and a conference presentation without dropping threads, and you know when to escalate or ask for help.
• You have the technical credibility to challenge a customer's assumptions or a product team's feature priority when you see a better path, and you do it in a way that builds trust instead of friction.
• You treat every customer's engagement like it matters because you know that a good technical win this quarter turns into a long-term partnership, and a bad handoff turns into churn.
• You are comfortable presenting to senior engineering managers and C-level executives, translating simulation results and workflow improvements into business outcomes they care about.

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.

Company Description

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.