synthesis jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-09-28, synthesis appears in 128 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — Physical Design Engineer has the most postings mentioning synthesis, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-09-28
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+Is synthesis in demand in 2026?
Yes. synthesis appears in 128 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, with demand down 32% vs the prior 4 weeks. Physical Design Engineer accounts for the most postings mentioning synthesis (9.4% of all postings mentioning synthesis).
+What jobs require synthesis?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28, among roles with at least 20 postings, the highest shares mentioning synthesis are Physical Design Engineer (52.2% of that role’s postings mention synthesis), FPGA Engineer (15.0% of that role’s postings mention synthesis), Hardware Engineer (10.3% of that role’s postings mention synthesis).
+What skills are commonly paired with synthesis?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-09-28), synthesis most often appears alongside Python, SystemVerilog, Verilog, timing closure, RTL design.
+Where is synthesis most in demand?
As of 2026-09-28, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring synthesis are San Jose, New York City, Austin, Costa Mesa, Gurugram, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring synthesis — last 90 days
Roles most likely to require synthesis
Among roles with at least 20 postings in the same period.
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | % of role postings mentioning skill |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Design Engineer | 12 | 52.2% |
| FPGA Engineer | 3 | 15.0% |
| Hardware Engineer | 4 | 10.3% |
| Product Design Manager | 1 | 4.5% |
| Product Operations Manager | 1 | 3.8% |
| Research Associate | 1 | 3.2% |
| AI Training Expert | 1 | 1.6% |
| Design Engineer | 2 | 1.2% |
| UX Researcher | 2 | 1.0% |
| Group Product Manager | 1 | 0.7% |
Roles with the most synthesis postings
| Role | Postings mentioning skill | Share of skill postings |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Design Engineer | 12 | 9.4% |
| Product Designer | 8 | 6.2% |
| Technical Program Manager | 6 | 4.7% |
| FPGA Design Engineer | 5 | 3.9% |
| Research Scientist | 5 | 3.9% |
| Hardware Engineer | 4 | 3.1% |
| RTL Design Engineer | 4 | 3.1% |
| Research Engineer | 4 | 3.1% |
| Software Engineer | 4 | 3.1% |
| FPGA Engineer | 3 | 2.3% |
Top metros hiring for synthesis
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose | 20 | 15.6% |
| New York City | 9 | 7.0% |
| Austin | 6 | 4.7% |
| Costa Mesa | 4 | 3.1% |
| Gurugram | 4 | 3.1% |
| Mountain View | 4 | 3.1% |
| Santa Clara | 4 | 3.1% |
| Bengaluru | 3 | 2.3% |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 2.3% |
Skills commonly paired with synthesis
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How this was computed
Counts derive from the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-09-28. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Role prevalence divides postings mentioning synthesis by all postings for each role in the same window, ranking roles with at least 20 postings. Role distribution divides each role’s synthesis postings by all synthesis postings, including postings without a role. Shares need not sum to 100% for the displayed roles. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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