Principal R&D Engineer

Ansys is now a part of Synopsys. Synopsys, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNPS) accelerates technology innovation from silicon to systems. Catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence, we deliver design solutions, from electronic design automation to silicon IP, to system design and multiphysics simulation and analysis. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Learn more at

Summary/Role Purpose

The Principal R&D Engineer leads the design and development of innovative solutions. In this role, the Principal R&D Engineer will act as a technical reference, working closely with customers, partners, application engineers and development teams to define and deploy major new flows, methods, and capabilities.

Innovation in semiconductor design and manufacturing enables smaller device architectures with higher performance and energy efficiency for powering the smart product revolution. The physics associated with shrinking geometries, especially in the emerging 3-D IC,FinFETand stacked-die architectures, brings out design challenges related to power and reliability, affecting design closure. ANSYS simulation and modeling tools offer the sign-off accuracy and performance needed to ensure power noise integrity and reliability of even the most complex ICs, considering electromigration, thermal effects and electrostatic discharge phenomena.

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Leads the planning, architecture or research across multiple projects or disciplines
• Coordinates product design and development activities requiring extensive analysis in areas such as user experience, software design and solver research.  Acts as a technical reference across groups or products
• Defines, develops, and employs best practices and maintains them through technical reviews and mentoring
• Performs highly complex bug verification, release testing, and beta support across multiple products.  Coordinates the QA or product support teams on problems discovered and develops solutions
• Researches and understands the marketing requirements for products, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues. Works with strategic customers or proxies to assess needs and develop solutions
• Operates without direct supervision and functions as a high-level team leader, project manager, or software architect
• May be responsible for line management of a small technical team but primary duties are of an individual technical nature

Minimum Education/Certification Requirements and Experience

• BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field with 12 years experience, MS with 10 years experience
• Minimum threeyears of experience in EDA is must.
• Extensive commercial experience with enterprise software lifecycle and directing R&D projects
• Demonstrated leadership with a track record of delivering state-of-the-art results on complex problems

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in development of power integrity solutions.
• Demonstrated expertise in C/C++ & GPU programming, deep/machine learning algorithms
• Experience leading technical efforts to deliver innovative solutions that advance large-scale commercial products
• Proven ability to understand business requirements and translate them into software roadmaps and plans
• Ability to convey complex information in a clear way to stakeholders and development teams
• Ability to drive success across teams and geographies, and to mentor others

Rewards and 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. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

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