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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Applications Engineering, Principal Engineer- 18290 - **Company:** Synopsys - **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $184,000.0 - $276,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Application Notes, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux, Firmware, Interoperability, PCI Express, Software Deployment, Software Requirements Analysis, Systems Architecture, Information Technology - **Published:** August 9, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b6420a5c00a568ef ## About the Role * Bachelors and/or Masters Degree in Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science * 10+ years of experience in PCIe/CXL architecture, SoC integration, silicon validation, systems engineering, applications engineering, or customer-facing technical leadership. * Solid understanding of PCIe and/or CXL controller IP, including protocol concepts, configuration, integration, validation, compliance, or interoperability. * Good system-level understanding of SoC integration and ability to reason through performance, power, reliability, validation, and software/firmware trade-offs. * Experience engaging directly with customer architects, design teams, validation teams, and technical decision-makers. * Ability to translate ambiguous customer requirements into clear technical recommendations, product feedback, and closure plans. * Strong technical communication skills, including clear written analysis, structured trade-off explanation, and ability to align customer, sales, product, and engineering teams., * Experience with Linux, firmware bring-up, or software-driven debug of PCIe/CXL subsystems. * Familiarity with advanced SoC architectures used in AI, HPC, storage, networking, or compute platforms. * Participation in PCI-SIG, CXL Consortium, or related ecosystem/standards activities. * Knowledge of advanced topics such as coherency, virtualization, RAS, memory expansion, or CXL-based platform architectures. ## Description At Synopsys, we drive the innovations that shape the way we live and connect. Our technology is central to the Era of Pervasive Intelligence, from self-driving cars to learning machines. We lead in chip design, verification, and IP integration, empowering the creation of high-performance silicon chips and software content. Join us to transform the future through continuous technological innovation. You Are You are PCIe/CXL System Architecture Specialist who can work directly with customer architects to close real system-level design decisions. You are comfortable discussing SoC integration, IP configuration, performance considerations, validation, compliance, and interoperability topics. You can help customers evaluate technical trade-offs and guide them toward practical architecture decisions. This is a customer-facing technical role. You will help customers integrate PCIe/CXL controller IP into complex SoCs, identify key requirements or gaps, and translate customer feedback into actionable input for Synopsys Product Management, R&D, and roadmap planning. What You'll Be Doing * Own the technical architecture engagement for PCIe/CXL controller IP with strategic customers, from early platform requirements through architecture closure and initial deployment readiness. * Work with customer architects and engineering teams to define suitable PCIe/CXL subsystem configurations for advanced SoC platforms. * Analyze system-level trade-offs related to performance, power, reliability, validation, compliance, and interoperability. * Translate customer platform requirements and integration constraints into clear feedback for Synopsys Product Management, R&D, and roadmap planning. * Support technical closure of design wins by providing architecture guidance, configuration recommendations and competitive positioning. * Develop reusable technical material, application notes, and customer-facing guidance based on real engagement experience. * Train FAEs and customer teams on PCIe/CXL architecture, integration trade-offs, validation expectations, and deployment best practices., * Improve the quality of PCIe/CXL design wins by ensuring customer architectures are technically sound before commitment. * Strengthen Synopsys PCIe/CXL roadmap by feeding real customer system requirements into product planning and R&D execution. * Reduce customer integration risk by identifying architecture, firmware, validation, compliance, and interoperability issues early. * Help establish Synopsys as a trusted technical partner for next-generation AI, HPC, storage, networking, and CXL-enabled platforms. ## Related Videos - [Docker network without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1418-docker-network-without-docker) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [Strange New Worlds: shaping the future of the digital age](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/677-strange-new-worlds-shaping-the-future-of-the-digital-age) - [Docker exec without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1094-docker-exec-without-docker) - [The Software Engineer 2030: From Coder To AI Orchestrator? - Patrick Schnell](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1825-the-software-engineer-2030-from-coder-to-ai-orchestrator-patrick-schnell) - [Agent Smith Gets Hardware: Autonomous IoT Hacking From Debug Port to Cloud API](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100258-agent-smith-gets-hardware-autonomous-iot-hacking-from-debug-port-to-cloud-api) ## Related Articles - [Software Engineer Career: Things You Should Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/143-software-engineer-career-things-you-should-know) - [What is Software Engineering?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/289-what-is-software-engineering) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [What Jobs Can You Get with a Software Engineering Degree?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/398-what-jobs-can-you-get-with-a-software-engineering-degree) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Is Software Engineering Hard?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/448-is-software-engineering-hard)