Touch the Future of Human Interface TechnologySynaptics is the pioneer and leader of the human interface revolution, bringing innovative and intuitive user experiences to intelligent devices. Synaptics’ broad portfolio of touch, display, and biometrics products is built on the company’s rich R&D and supply chain capabilities. With solutions designed for mobile, PC and automotive industries, Synaptics combines ease of use, functionality and aesthetics to enable products that help make our digital lives more productive, secure and enjoyable.

A career at Synaptics puts you at the forefront of ongoing advancements in an exciting industry and makes you a valued contributor toward changing the way people interact with technology. You’ll be part of a team that cares about the quality of their work and the fact that they are part of a force that is constantly improving the technology behind today’s most advanced devices.

Careers in… Algorithm Architecture Applications Engineering Field Sales Firmware Engineering Information Technology Mixed-Signal IC Design Research and Development

Research Scientist Software Engineering System Architecture Systems Engineering Technical Marketing Test Engineering And more

For a full list of worldwide opportunities, please visit Synaptics.com/careers

Current San Jose roles include:

dataPOWER Application Analyst – 3741Job Description

Own and lead the support and implementation of the engineering tools from initial requirement gathering to design, development, testing, and roll out of the tools.

Collaborate with the IT teams, engineering, and R&D to define the scope, functional spec, and roadmap of the new tool sets.

Support the core team and ensure the tool is fully supported and deployed successfully to the internal teams.

The role will also require working directly with vendors, outsourced resources, and other suppliersRequired Qualifications

5-10 years in dataPOWER: data integration, system administration and automation TIBCO Spotfire : server administration, automation and dataPOWER VSF platform development Programming Languages: C, Java, Microsoft Visual C#, Python Scripting Languages: HyperScript, Shell Script, Perl and PL/SQL Web Development/services programming language: HTML, XML, Java Web Services Operating System: Windows, Linux, Windows Server Database: Oracle 10 and higher Experience in Unix/Linux environment, desktop experience , familiar with Atlassian tools set (Jira,

Confluence, Fisheye) and Git

San Jose, CA ChinaAustin, TX Hong KongAtlanta, GA IndiaCoeur d’Alene, ID JapanPhoenix, AZ KoreaRochester, NY Taiwan

Must be a technology professional with a minimum of 2 years’ industry experience in firmware/software development with proven track record of devising strategies and solutions to address development teams needs

Development Engineer – 4822Job Description

Conduct Testing of new products and products under development Develop an understanding of sensor parameters effecting performance Setup tools (both SW and HW) for testing and experiments of sensor operation Work with team to develop new or improved sensor designs Build and program SW tools used to drive the ASICS in fingerprint sensors Gather statistical performance metrics of sensors Work with team to develop standardized tools and methods for sensor performance measurement Provide general electronics support for test hardware in development labs

Required Qualifications MSEE and 4+ years of experience in electronic device build and measurement Knowledge of analog and rf devices Firmware programming; Labview programming and/or similar Demonstrated and strong aptitude in building and operating electronic test equipment Knowledge of statistical analysis methods strongly desired Familiarity with PCB/Flex design desired.

Lead Algorithm Architect – 4323 Job Description

Synaptics is expanding its biometric algorithm team with an initial focus on fingerprint matching. We are looking for candidates with a combination of expertise in computer vision and pattern recognition related fields along with excellent programming and implementation skills. This role involves the design, testing, debugging and optimization of algorithms.

Required Qualifications PhD in EE/CS with background in computer vision, pattern recognition or related field Fluency in developing code in C/C++ as well as Matlab is a must. Ability to design experiments, analyze data, and debug and optimize algorithms Knowledge of fingerprint image processing and matching, face detection and matching, active

presence detection and/or tracking algorithms is a plus. Prior hands on experience of building system and architecting real world products. Experience in statistical modeling, machine learning, regression, de-blurring, computational

photography a plus. Experience in porting it to embedded systems and optimizing code for such platforms is desirable.

Staff Product Engineer – 4421 Job Description

The candidate should have a good understanding of PCB, circuit and drive the characterization of our sensor chip. These includes temperature, voltage and extract the necessary specs to build the datasheet of the device, burn in with outside group should be also coordinated including ESD.

Work closely with ATE to get the part tested.Required Qualifications

BSEE and 8-10 years’ experience. MSEE preferred. Knowledge of at least one language per category:

Scripting: Perl, Python, Gawk Development: C, C++ Operating Systems: Linux and windows

Stop by our booth or visit our website to review a full list of career opportunities.