Application Engineer Consultant (Aprisa)

Job Title

Application Engineer Consultant (Aprisa)

Role Summary

Responsible for technical selling, evaluation, and customer enablement of Siemens EDA Aprisa digital implementation solutions. Works with account managers and cross-functional teams to define and execute technical evaluations, drive product adoption, and support customers through deployment and tape-out.

The role focuses on converting technical engagements into business opportunities and ensuring successful customer production use of Siemens EDA digital implementation products.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 7+ years of industry experience in EDA or digital IC physical design.

Responsibilities

Typical responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with account managers to determine sales execution strategy and qualify opportunities.
• Define and execute technical evaluations, benchmarks, and proof-of-concept campaigns.
• Enable Aprisa adoption and integration into customer production flows.
• Provide advanced product support, debugging, and root-cause analysis across P&R stages.
• Engage with senior customer stakeholders to drive product adoption and uncover new business.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Minimum 7+ years in EDA or digital IC physical design (senior-level experience).
• Hands-on experience with commercial place-and-route tools such as Synopsys ICC2/IC, Cadence Innovus, or Aprisa.
• Experience leading or participating in IC tape-outs, P&R evaluations, or benchmarking engagements at advanced nodes.
• Expertise in core P&R stages: floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, and static timing analysis; strong root-cause debugging skills.
• Knowledge of netlist-to-tape-out flow with focus on meeting power-performance-area (PPA) and time-to-results (TTR) goals.
• Understanding of hierarchical design and low-power design techniques.
• Customer-facing experience and ability to work with sales, product management, R&D, and marketing teams.
• Fluent verbal and written communication in English and Taiwanese (Mandarin).

Nice-to-have:

• TCL, Perl, or Python scripting experience.
• Advanced familiarity with Aprisa or other Siemens EDA products.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering required. Master's degree in VLSI or Microelectronics is a plus.

About the Company

Company: Siemens

Headquarters: Munich, Germany

Siemens EDA is a leading global provider of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) products and systems. Their innovative solutions enable companies to enhance the development of electronic products efficiently and effectively, keeping pace with the complex demands of technology and physics. Siemens is committed to delivering advanced workflow solutions that integrate both EDA and MCAD tools for multi-domain design and manufacturing in the semiconductor industry.