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Sr. Principle Application Engineer - Design Verification

Job-title: Sr. Principle Application Engineer - Design Verification
Location: Kanagawa
Specialisation: Information Technology
Salary: 8.0M ~ 15.0M
Reference: IJB2013137
Job-published: August 27, 2026 15:21

The Sr. Principal Application Engineer – Design Verification role offers the opportunity to work with advanced verification, emulation and acceleration technologies within the semiconductor industry. This position plays an important part in helping customers evaluate, adopt and successfully deploy leading design verification solutions while collaborating closely with sales, engineering and product teams. It is ideal for technically strong professionals who enjoy combining deep engineering expertise with customer engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Support the sales team in identifying and developing opportunities for verification, emulation and acceleration solutions.

  • Lead technical evaluations, benchmarking activities and proof-of-concept projects with customers.

  • Provide technical consulting and support throughout customer design and verification projects.

  • Deliver product demonstrations, technical presentations and training programmes.

  • Assist customers in addressing technical challenges and improving design verification methodologies.

  • Collaborate with global engineering and product teams to communicate customer requirements and product enhancement opportunities.

  • Support the adoption of advanced verification technologies and industry best practices.

Requirements

  • 4+ years of experience in semiconductor design or verification.

  • Experience with Verilog and/or VHDL-based IP or SoC design.

  • Knowledge of design verification using SystemVerilog, VHDL and HDL simulation environments.

  • Strong Japanese communication skills, both written and spoken.

  • Strong customer-facing communication and problem-solving capabilities.

  • Ability to work collaboratively across technical and business teams.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive social insurance coverage.

  • Hybrid working environment.

  • Flexible working arrangements.

About the company

A company in the electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor design solutions industry, this organisation develops, sells and supports electronic design tools while also providing design support services. The company works with advanced technologies that help enable semiconductor innovation and product development across the industry.