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Synopsys Inc

Senior R&D Engineer, Desktop AI/ML

On site

Vancouver, Canada

Senior

Full Time

10-10-2025

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Skills

Data Cleaning Problem-solving Research Architecture Machine Learning Marketing

Job Specifications

Summary / Role Purpose

The Senior R&D Engineer is responsible for the development of software products and supporting systems. In this role, the Senior R&D Engineer will use advanced technical and problem-solving skills to help the team tackle complex issues, satisfy customer requirements, and accomplish development objectives. For multiple Ansys Electronics Desktop (AEDT) workflows, the Senior R&D Engineer will implement machine learning algorithms and develop models. They will also adapt the algorithms, data cleaning, database, and queries for the Ansys Product Improvement Program (APIP) as needed to extract ML pipeline data and to handle product manager requests. The Senior R&D Engineer will work closely with other engineers to collect additional APIP data from AEDT to improve model quality and query capabilities.

Key Duties And Responsibilities

Participates in planning, architecture, and research
Performs complex development activities that may require extensive analysis in areas including user experience, software design and solver research
Employs best practices and helps to maintain them through technical reviews and mentoring
Performs complex bug verification, release testing and beta support for assigned products. Researches problems discovered by QA or product support and develops solutions
Researches and understands the marketing requirements for a product, including target environment, performance criteria and competitive issues. May work with strategic customers or proxies to assess needs and develop solutions
Works independently with minimal supervision and may take on some planning and mentoring responsibilities
May be responsible for managing interns or co-o

About the Company

Catalyzing the era of pervasive intelligence, Synopsys delivers trusted and comprehensive silicon to systems design solutions, from electronic design automation to silicon IP and system verification and validation. We partner closely with semiconductor and systems customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. Know more