Job Description

General Information

Job Title
Technology Enablement Engineer
Job ID
17092
Country
Portugal
City
Porto Salvo
Date Posted
21-Apr-2026
Job Category
Engineering
Job Subcategory
R&D Engineering
Hire Type
Employee
Remote Eligible
No

Descriptions & Requirements

Job Description and Requirements

We Are:

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 a passionate engineering professional eager to bridge technology and design in a dynamic, global environment. Your curiosity drives you to unravel complex challenges, and your proactive mindset ensures solutions don’t just solve today’s issues. They anticipate tomorrow’s needs. You thrive in collaborative, multicultural teams, bringing structure and creativity to every project. Your analytical skills allow you to dissect intricate CAD flows, while your communication abilities help you translate technical concepts for diverse audiences. You take ownership of your work, seeing projects through from investigation to implementation, and you’re always looking for ways to improve processes and outcomes. Adaptability is your strength; you’re comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving requirements, and you’re motivated to learn new tools, technologies, and methodologies. You believe that the best engineering solutions come from balancing technical rigor with pragmatic decision-making, and you’re ready to contribute to a fast-paced team that values innovation, reliability, and efficiency. Above all, you are committed to enabling your colleagues to focus on designing world-class IP and silicon by ensuring robust, scalable, and optimized CAD infrastructures.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Enabling, supporting, and debugging CAD flows across design, simulation, layout, and transistor-level environments for global R&D teams.
• Identifying, analyzing, and resolving CAD and flow-related issues, including root cause investigation and implementation of long-term fixes.
• Driving continuous improvement and innovation in CAD tools, methodologies, and automation to enhance design quality and productivity.
• Developing scripts, utilities, and software tools to automate repetitive tasks and streamline IC design workflows.
• Supporting technology and PDK integration by collecting, structuring, validating, and documenting technology data in collaboration with foundries and internal teams.
• Acting as a technical interface between design teams, CAD, and external partners (e.g., foundries, EDA vendors).
• Preparing technical documentation and design specifications, and contributing to technical investigations and best-practice definitions.

The Impact You Will Have:

• Enhancing R&D productivity and reducing design cycle time through stable and optimized CAD flows.
• Maintaining high quality and reliability in advanced-node and complex IP designs.
• Empowering Synopsys design teams to focus on innovation by mitigating tooling and infrastructure issues.
• Driving process improvements and best practice adoption across global teams, acting as a force multiplier for productivity.
• Facilitating smooth technology and tool integration, ensuring seamless transitions to advanced process nodes.
• Strengthening Synopsys’ ability to deliver cutting-edge IP and design solutions to a diverse customer base across multiple industries.

What You’ll Need:

• University degree in Electronic Engineering, Microelectronics, Computer Science, or related field
• Solid fundamentals in IC design, with exposure to transistor-level circuit design, simulation, and layout.
• Strong UNIX/Linux skills, including shell usage (bash, tcsh) and basic environment debugging.
• Proficiency in scripting and programming, particularly Python, TCL, Shell.
• Experience with EDA tools such as Custom Compiler/Cadence, ICV/Calibre/I, Star-RCXT/Helic, HSPICE or equivalent.
• Knowledge of physical verification flows, including DRC, LVS, ERC, extraction, and PERC.
• Understanding of PDKs and SPICE models, including setup, configuration, and validation.
• Familiarity with job scheduling or compute environments and handling complex CAD infrastructures is beneficial.

Who You Are:

• Strong problem-solving and analytical mindset with the ability to investigate complex technical issues.
• Collaborative team player who works effectively in multi-functional and multi-cultural environments.
• Ability to balance structure and creativity, following established processes while proposing improvements.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal, including the ability to explain technical topics clearly.
• Proactive, reliable, and self-driven, with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
• Curiosity and eagerness to learn, open to new technologies, tools, and domains.
• Pragmatic decision-making skills, able to trade off “optimal vs. best possible” solutions under real-world constraints.

The Team You’ll Be A Part Of:

You will join the Project Support / World Wide CAD team, whose mission is to provide global, day-to-day CAD and technology support to R&D and design communities. The team owns and evolves CAD methodologies, flows, and infrastructure aligned with advanced technologies, serving as a bridge between technology, tools, and design teams. Together, you will standardize, document, and scale best practices across projects and sites, continuously improving automation, efficiency, and robustness of the design environment. This team is dedicated to creating a stable, innovative, and future-ready CAD ecosystem, enabling Synopsys engineers worldwide to work efficiently on complex and leading-edge designs.

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 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.