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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Hardware / Software System Performance Expert - **Company:** Synopsys - **Location:** München, Germany - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Abstraction Layers, Algorithm Design, Data Analysis, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Electronic Design Automation, Embedded Software, Hardware Design, Python (Programming Language), Rapid Prototyping Process, Software Systems, Systems Architecture, SystemC, Information Technology - **Published:** September 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ac125fa7f8d8f3cd ## About the Role You bring nearly a decade of experience developing performance models and architectural evaluation methodologies that enable critical design decisions before silicon exists. Your work sits at the convergence of hardware design, software optimization, and system-level analysis, and you have developed a disciplined approach to navigating ambiguity when requirements are still being defined, or stakeholders have not yet aligned on the core technical questions. You are equally capable of writing performance critical C++ models and Python-based automation frameworks for design-space exploration. Your thinking spans multiple abstraction layers: RTL implementation, embedded firmware, application workloads, and system topology. You understand which layer drives the answer for any given architectural question. Cross-functional collaboration is a strength. You have worked effectively with architecture teams focused on power, performance, and area trade-offs, software teams optimizing for latency and throughput, and verification teams driving coverage metrics., * MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field * 8+ years of hands-on experience in system architecture, performance modeling, hardware/software co-design, or semiconductor verification * Strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python for performance-critical modeling, algorithm development, automation, and tooling * Deep experience with hardware design and verification, including RTL development, simulation, debug, and performance characterization of complex SoC or multi-die systems * Proven track record of technical communication through publications, conference presentations, patents, or contributions to industry standards and technical communities * Experience with virtual prototyping, design-space exploration tools, or simulation frameworks for architecture evaluation * Experience integrating AI-assisted development workflows into rapid prototyping, data analysis, or tool development is a strong plus ## Description * Develop architecture exploration methodologies for SoC, multi-die, and chiplet-based systems to support early design trade-off decisions * Build performance models and virtual prototyping environments using C/C++, Python, and SystemC to characterize next-generation semiconductor architectures * Create benchmarks, workloads, and design-space exploration tools that enable scalable evaluation of complex hardware/software systems * Collaborate with architecture, IP, software, and verification teams across Synopsys to define modeling approaches, validation strategies, and proof-of-concept demonstrations * Drive technical thought leadership by publishing findings, presenting them at conferences, contributing to standards bodies, and sharing best practices internally and externally * Contribute to reference platforms and technical demonstrations that showcase Synopsys IP, EDA tools, and system-level solutions to customers and partners * Integrate AI-assisted development workflows into rapid prototyping, automation, and tooling to accelerate methodology development and technical exploration The Impact You Will Have * Enable architecture teams to evaluate and optimize multi-die and chiplet-based systems before physical implementation, reducing costly late-stage design changes * Accelerate time-to-insight for customers by delivering reusable workloads and performance models that become the foundation for their own evaluations * Shape the technical direction of Synopsys IP and platform roadmaps by providing data-driven performance analysis and architectural trade-off studies * Reduce verification and bring-up cycles by delivering validated virtual prototyping environments that software and firmware teams can use before silicon availability * Strengthen Synopsys customer engagements by contributing to technical demonstrations that prove out real-world use cases ## Related Videos - [More efficient software for more efficient microchips](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1164-more-efficient-software-for-more-efficient-microchips) - [Quantum Computing - The tiny and the big challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/934-quantum-computing-the-tiny-and-the-big-challenges) - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [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) - [The future of automotive mobility: Upcoming E/E architectures, V2X and its challenges](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/374-the-future-of-automotive-mobility-upcoming-e-e-architectures-v2x-and-its-challenges) ## Related Articles - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [Top 6 Hackathons for Developers in 2023](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/263-top-6-hackathons-for-developers-in-2023) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)