Senior Application Engineer (San Francisco)

Forward Deployed Engineer / Application Engineer – AI for EDA Solutions (Bay Area)

Two openings are described below. This posting is presented by EDA CAREERS, (Technology Futures Inc.).

Forward Deployed Engineer – AI for EDA Solutions Bay Area #7007

This company is reinventing semiconductor with founders that are the leading experts in AI and chip design and are working with top-20 semiconductor companies, major cloud providers, and next-generation hardware startups. Their design and verification are performed through agentic AI workflows and their AI-powered platform accelerates RTL design, verification, and simulation, enabling engineers to achieve unprecedented productivity and correctness.

This is a chance to work at the frontier of AI and semiconductor design and to collaborate with a world-class team spanning AI, systems, and EDA. Your work will help shape a foundational shift in how chips are built.

They are seeking highly motivated capable Forward Deployed Engineer / Field Application Engineer to drive the adoption of their AI solutions across key enterprise customers. In this role, you will work closely with customer engineering teams to integrate into their EDA workflows, help them realize tangible productivity gains, and ensure a successful deployment. You will serve as the technical bridge between their customers and internal product and engineering teams, shaping the future of AI-driven EDA. You must know the flows end-to-end to solve problems by yourself, while collaborating with the engineering and sales team.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted technical advisor to key semiconductor customers throughout the adoption journey.
• Deployments of their AI solutions.
• Understand customers' EDA toolchains and workflows (e.g., RTL design, functional verification, simulation) and tailor the integration accordingly.
• Provide technical support, training, and best practices to maximize customer success.
• Gather and synthesize customer feedback to influence product roadmap and feature development.
• Create technical collateral (application notes, deployment guides, tutorials) to scale customer success.
• Collaborate closely with the sales, product, and engineering teams to ensure seamless customer experience and long-term engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in RTL design, functional verification, or EDA application engineering.
• Familiarity with EDA tools (e.g., Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Siemens Questa, linting, CDC analysis) and RTL languages (Verilog, SystemVerilog).
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills; ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience working directly with enterprise customers or large engineering teams is a plus.
• Knowledge of AI/ML concepts or interest in AI-driven automation is highly desirable.
• Self-starter mentality, excited to work in a fast-paced startup environment.

To learn more about this and other openings, contact Mark Gilbert anytime by email, View email address on apply.placed-app.com or call View phone number on apply.placed-app.com. Please include your resume so we can have a more precise conversation.

Application Engineer – AI-Enhanced EDA Solutions Bay Area #7010

My client is one of the hottest startups in EDA/SEMI, revolutionizing chip design and verification with agentic-AI workflows. Founded by experts in AI and semiconductor design, they partner with top-10 semiconductor companies, hyperscale cloud providers, and cutting-edge startups. Their platform accelerates RTL development, functional verification, and simulation—unlocking new levels of productivity and design quality.

Role Overview

As an Application Engineer (AE) you will be the primary technical contact for enterprise customers evaluating and deployments. You'll guide pre-sales benchmarks, proof-of-concepts, and production roll-outs; deliver training and best-practice guidance; and channel customer insights back to our product and R&D teams. Success in this role means shortening customers' time-to-value and establishing their products as an essential part of their EDA flow.

Key Responsibilities

• Pre-Sales Enablement: Lead technical discovery, product demos, and benchmarks. Quantify ROI through well-scoped POCs and present results to stakeholders.

• Deployment & Support: Integrate with existing RTL design, simulation, and verification workflows (e.g., Synopsys VCS, Cadence Xcelium, Siemens Questa). Troubleshoot issues, provide root-cause analysis, and ensure production readiness. Deliver on-site/remote training sessions and create onboarding materials.

• Customer Success: Serve as a trusted advisor who translates customer goals into concrete deployment plans. Track usage metrics and adoption milestones to drive renewals and expansion.

• Product Feedback Loop: Consolidate field feedback into clear feature requests and bug reports. Collaborate with product and engineering to prioritize roadmap items.

• Technical Collateral: Develop application notes, reference flows, and best-practice guides that scale across accounts.

• Market Engagement: Represent ChipAgents at industry events, webinars, and user group meetings.

Qualifications

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 2+ years hands-on experience in RTL design, functional verification, or EDA application engineering; strong command of Verilog/SystemVerilog and common verification methodologies (UVM, lint, CDC).
• AI/ML interest: Familiarity with or curiosity about AI-driven automation in design/verification is highly desirable.
• Customer-facing skills: Excellent communication, presentation, and problem-solving abilities; proven record of supporting or selling to enterprise engineering teams.
• Self-starter: Comfort operating in a fast-moving startup environment with minimal supervision.
• Bonus points: Python, Tcl, or shell scripting; prior experience with cloud or on-prem compute clusters; exposure to formal verification or hardware emulation.

To learn more about this and other openings, contact Mark Gilbert anytime by email, View email address on apply.placed-app.com or call View phone number on apply.placed-app.com. Please include your resume so we can have a more precise conversation.

Additional

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Semiconductor Manufacturing, Computer Hardware Manufacturing, and Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

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Medical insurance, Vision insurance, 401(k)

Location and compensation notes

San Francisco Bay Area postings and salary ranges are provided as examples; locations include South San Francisco, Sunnyvale, San Leandro, Mountain View, Newark, Alameda County, and others.

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