synthesis jobs in 2026 — demand, top roles hiring, and related skills
As of 2026-08-14, synthesis appears in 124 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the past 90 days — most often required for Physical Design Engineer roles, with demand down 22% vs the prior 4 weeks.
Last updated · 90d ending 2026-08-14
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+Is synthesis in demand in 2026?
Yes. synthesis appears in 124 job postings indexed by Skillenai over the 90 days ending 2026-08-14, with demand down 22% vs the prior 4 weeks. It is most often required for Physical Design Engineer roles (10% of Physical Design Engineer postings list it).
+What jobs require synthesis?
According to the Skillenai jobs index over the 90 days ending 2026-08-14, the job titles most likely to require synthesis are Physical Design Engineer (10% of postings list synthesis), Product Designer (6% of postings list synthesis), Technical Program Manager (5% of postings list synthesis).
+What skills are commonly paired with synthesis?
Across job postings indexed by Skillenai (90 days ending 2026-08-14), synthesis most often appears alongside Python, Verilog, SystemVerilog, RTL design, physical design.
+Where is synthesis most in demand?
As of 2026-08-14, the metro areas posting the most jobs requiring synthesis are New York City, San Jose, Toronto, Gurugram, Mountain View, according to the Skillenai jobs index.
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Weekly job postings requiring synthesis — last 90 days
Job titles most likely to require synthesis
| Role | Postings mentioning | % requiring |
|---|---|---|
| Physical Design Engineer | 12 | 9.7% |
| Product Designer | 7 | 5.6% |
| Technical Program Manager | 6 | 4.8% |
| Hardware Engineer | 5 | 4.0% |
| FPGA Engineer | 4 | 3.2% |
| Software Engineer | 4 | 3.2% |
| Design Engineer | 3 | 2.4% |
| ML Microarchitect | 3 | 2.4% |
| Research Engineer | 3 | 2.4% |
| Silicon Design Engineer | 3 | 2.4% |
Top metros hiring for synthesis
| Name | Postings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New York City | 13 | 10.5% |
| San Jose | 11 | 8.9% |
| Toronto | 6 | 4.8% |
| Gurugram | 5 | 4.0% |
| Mountain View | 5 | 4.0% |
| Bengaluru | 4 | 3.2% |
| San Diego | 4 | 3.2% |
| Austin | 3 | 2.4% |
| Hyderabad | 3 | 2.4% |
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 2026-08-14. Skills are resolved against the Skillenai canonical taxonomy, so the same entity is counted whether a posting writes 'Python', 'Python 3', or 'python'. Pages refresh weekly (or daily for the top-50 most-requested skills).
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The demand, skills, and geo numbers on this page come from the same Skillenai labor market index that powers our API. Use it for compensation benchmarking, hiring-competition analysis, and skill-adoption tracking.
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