Senior member technical staff job description

Job Description and Requirements

At Synopsys, we're at the heart of the innovations ushering the Era of Smart Everything, ranging from self-driving cars, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, 5G, and IoT. Chip design today is more complex than ever as it needs to accurately model silicon behavior at vanishingly small geometries while handling large designs with hundreds of millions of logic gates. All while solving a series of NP-hard problems to deliver best-in-class clock frequencies within tight power budgets. There is a huge opportunity to innovate by developing smarter algorithms, data structures, and machine learning techniques, as we scale our industry-leading digital implementation solution for the next generation of powerful chips. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.

You will be joining the digital signoff R&D team in Synopsys' Silicon Realization Group and working on advanced technology nodes for Synopsys' industry-leading enterprise platform solution. In this role, you will be a lead for a highly experienced software development team and contribute to exciting new technologies for chip design automation, enabling leading design companies that shape our lives today. The successful person will work as the main developer on a part of a high-performing team tasked with developing efficient algorithms for product enhancement with advanced technology nodes.

Requirements:

* Designs algorithms and data structures. Has desires to learn and explore new technologies and demonstrates good examination and problem-solving skills.
* Customarily exercises autonomous judgment in selecting methods and techniques to obtain creative solutions.
* Performs in a project leadership role and contributes to complex aspects of a project.
* Work is self-directed and collaborative in nature.

Preferred Experience

* MS/Ph.D. + 12+ years of related large-scale EDA software development experience.
* Possesses a deep understanding in one or more of the following areas: static-timing, power integrity, RLC extraction, matrix solve, and distributed computing.
* Expertise in the development of complex software projects with C/C++ coding in a Linux environment.
* Proven background in data structures and algorithm development.

Our Silicon Realization Group is all about building high-performance silicon chips-faster. We're the world's leading provider of solutions for designing and verifying advanced silicon chips. And we design the next-generation processes and models needed to manufacture those chips. We enable our customers to optimize chips for power, cost, and performance-eliminating months off their project schedules. At Synopsys, we're at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we're powering it all with the world's most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.

Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.

Why will you enjoy this new opportunity?
You will work in a startup-like fast-paced environment, designing and developing features on a SaaS platform, catering to mission-critical business needs for our customers. You will be part of a dynamic and passionate team, which likes to challenge the status quo and doesn't shy away from experimentation. You will develop deep expertise in a few of the areas worked by the team and lead the efforts to push the envelope further.
Success in the Role: What are the performance outcomes over the first 6-12 months you will work toward completing?
Within 30 days of employment, become competent with the software engineering life cycle at VMware.Within 90 days, get accustomed to current product architecture, design, and performance as well as start adding features by collaborating with your peers.Within 180 days, work independently towards solutions for identified features for SaaS offering and develop expertise in areas of your choosing.Expected to lead projects in your area of expertise and help grow other team members.Identify and champion the next-gen features by interacting with various stakeholders.
The Work: What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?
Develop reliable software using C++/Golang/Python.Design and Develop Analytics features on a SaaS platform.Work on improving performance and efficiency of underlying distributed systems.Perform peer code reviews and develop Automated Unit and Function tests.Employ ML/AI to automate business-critical decisions for our customer personas.Take full ownership of design and development activity by adapting to customer feedback and handling issues found in unit testing, system testing and customer deployments.
What is the leadership like for this role? What is the structure and culture of the team like?
The Hiring Manager for this role is Ashutosh Gupta, Senior Manager leading Analytics R&D team for NSX Advanced Load Balancer (formally Avi Networks) product at VMware and works from Palo Alto, CA office. He has been with this team for over 5 years and believes that team is much more than a collection of individuals. He follows Goal-oriented leadership and encourages team members to take initiative and follow passions.
The team thrives on efficient communication and collaboration despite being distributed across Palo Alto, California, and Bangalore, India and is a mix of members with varied experience levels.
Where is this role located?Flexible: The role is considered flexible and will be a mix of working from a local VMware office and remote depending on your preferences and the arrangements determined with your future manager. You will be expected to live within a reasonable non-daily commute of the office. What are the benefits and perks of working at VMware?
You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights, or you can view the complete benefits package by visiting www.benefits.vmware.com.
Employee Stock Purchase PlanMedical Coverage, Retirement, and Parental Leave Plans for All Family TypesGenerous Time Off Programs40 hours of paid time to volunteer in your community Rethink's Neurodiversity program to support parents raising children with learning or behavior challenges, or developmental disabilities Financial contributions to your ongoing development (conference participation, training, course work, etc.)
Wellness reimbursement and online fitness and wellbeing classes
This job may require the candidate to travel and/or work from a facility that requires full vaccination prior to entry.

VMware is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: VMware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at VMware are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. VMware will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. VMware encourages applicants of all ages. VMware will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.

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Basic Job Functions:

* Develop laser scribe processes for advance semiconductor films that are competitive with First Solar's incumbent CdTe-based laser processes
* Develop innovative solutions for process/materials/equipment to drive improvements to solar module performance, stability and reliability and reduce overall cost (cost per watt) of First Solar's product.
* Serve as one of the top company technical experts in the area of expertise.
* Serve as the company process and/or equipment expert and provide technical inputs and guidance to key cross-functional teams and task forces, beyond day-to-day responsibilities.

Education and Experience:

* Bachelor's Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 3 years of experience as a Development Engineer IV at First Solar.
* Master's Degree in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 3 years of experience as a Development Engineer IV at First Solar.
* Ph.D. in an engineering discipline or similar technical discipline and 20 years of relevant technical experience or 3 years of experience as a Development Engineer IV at First Solar.

Required Skills/Competencies:

* Technical expert and innovator in one area of photovoltaic processes and/or equipment development.
* Deep understanding of process/equipment interactions with the ability to develop new solutions.
* In depth knowledge in several fields from the list of photovoltaic device theory, materials science, process engineering, characterization techniques and other fields relevant to First Solar's technology.
* Strong sense of project ownership with hands-on and can-do attitude.
* Excellent communication skills across organizations with demonstrated leadership.
* Proven track record in pushing beyond state of the art in a given area to deliver and implement innovative solutions to challenging technical problems.

Essential Responsibilities

* Self-motivated innovator that uses deep technical knowledge to identify new opportunities and solutions to improve processes and/or equipment development.
* Influential to the definition of the work groups directions, goals, and progress
* May design, execute and analyze engineering tests and solutions tackling non-standard problems.
* Organize and lead cross-functional teams coordinating actions of development, manufacturing, and production personnel to achieve program goals.
* Serve as technical mentor to development engineers and technicians.
* Complies with Company's Environmental, Quality, Safety or any other policies that have been enforced. Contributes to continuous improvement of said policies.
* Other duties as assigned.
* Job description subject to change at any time.

US Physical Requirements:

* Will sit, stand, or walk short distances for up to the entire duration of a shift
* Will climb stairs on an occasional basis
* Will lift, push, or pull up to 27 pounds on an occasional basis
* Required to use hands to grasp, lift, handle, carry or feel objects on a frequent basis
* 20/40 vision in each eye, with or without correction is required
* Must be able to comply with all safety standards and procedures
* May reach above shoulder heights and below the waist on a frequent basis
* May stoop, kneel, or bend, on an occasional basis
* Ability to wear personal protective equipment is required (including but not limited to; steel toed shoes, gloves, safety glasses, hearing protection, protective jacket or apron and arm guards)
* All associates working on the production floor may be required to wear a respirator at any given time and thus, the ability to wear a respirator is a condition of employment and continued employment (requires little or no facial hair)

Potential candidates will meet the education and experience requirements provided on the above job description and excel in completing the listed responsibilities for this role. All candidates receiving an offer of employment must successfully complete a background check band any other tests that may be required.

Equal Opportunity Employer Statement: First Solar is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and respects the importance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is the policy of the company to recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. We recognize that diversity and inclusion is a driving force in the success of our company.