Staff Quantum Computing Engineer

We Are Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow. You Are You have spent years at the edge of what computing can do, and you know that quantum is not magic, it is math, physics, and a lot of careful engineering to figure out where it actually helps. You think in algorithms and implementations, not hype cycles. You have built things in Qiskit or PennyLane or Cirq, run experiments on real quantum hardware or simulators, and debugged why a circuit that worked in theory fell apart in practice. You are comfortable moving between theory and code. You can read a paper on variational quantum eigensolvers, implement it in Python, and then sit with an EDA engineer to figure out if it could ever scale to a real workflow. You do not need a perfect roadmap to start exploring. You ask the right questions, build the proof-of-concept, and know when to pivot. Research excites you, but so does impact. You want your work to eventually matter beyond a publication. At Synopsys, you will help evaluate whether quantum computing can create real differentiation in CAE and EDA, and you will build the prototypes that prove it out. What You'll Be Doing

• You can explain a complex quantum algorithm to a classical HPC engineer in two sentences without losing the technical nuance or overselling the capability • Self-driven and comfortable working in ambiguity, you do not wait for a perfect problem statement to start exploring solutions • You have a learning mindset and stay current with quantum computing research, but you also know how to focus on what matters for industry-scale problems • Strong collaborator who can work across disciplines, from physicists to software engineers to product managers, and find common ground quickly • You think critically about where quantum actually helps and where it does not, and you are not afraid to say when a classical approach is still the right answer • Organized enough to manage research exploration, prototype development, and stakeholder communication without losing momentum The Team You'll Be Part Of You will join the Office of Innovation, a team focused on bringing research and advanced computing technologies to Synopsys. The mission is to drive near-term and long-term innovation by exploring quantum computing, AI and foundation models, and HPC acceleration. This team evaluates emerging technologies, builds proof-of-concepts, and works closely with product engineering to identify where new approaches can create real differentiation in EDA and simulation workflows. 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.