Aileen Honess

Aileen Honess is an experienced Application Engineer at Synopsys Inc since January 2024, with a robust background in design verification and sales engineering. Previously, Aileen worked as a Sales Engineer, FAE, and R&D professional at Breker Verification Systems from May 2018 to January 2024, where significant contributions included architecting and authoring approximately 20% of the Breker tool ecosystem and creating integration flows for various design tools. Prior to this, Aileen was a Staff Design Verification Consultant at Synopsys from April 1999 to May 2018, facilitating technical sales and customer support for the VIP business in western North America. Early career experience includes roles as a Design/Verification Engineer at nCUBE, focusing on processor and memory system design, and as a Programmer/Engineer at Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where Aileen's work on measuring magnetic properties earned a US patent and publication in NASA Tech Briefs. Aileen holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from UCLA.