Calibre LVS Principal Software Engineer
SiemensJob Title
Calibre LVS Principal Software Engineer
Role Summary
Principal engineer on the Calibre LVS R&D team responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing physical-verification features (LVS/DRC) with a focus on accuracy, performance and scalability. Works closely with cross-functional teams to define requirements and deliver production-quality software for semiconductor design flows.
This position is subject to U.S. export control (ITAR/EAR); employment is contingent on verifying U.S. Person status or obtaining an export license.
Experience Level
Senior — approximately 10 years of relevant software development experience in EDA, HPC, or related fields.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include design, development, and performance optimization of Calibre LVS/DRC features and mentoring team members.
- Design, develop, and maintain LVS/DRC features focused on correctness, performance, and usability.
- Optimize and parallelize code for HPC platforms to ensure scalability and efficient resource use.
- Implement and tune multi-threaded algorithms to improve throughput and latency.
- Perform performance analysis, profiling, and debugging to locate and resolve bottlenecks.
- Collaborate with product, QA, and other engineering teams to define specifications and deliverables.
- Provide technical guidance and mentor junior engineers.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience.
- Strong C++ software development experience; extensive production coding history.
- Proficiency with Linux-based development and toolchains.
- Experience with High-Performance Computing (HPC) and parallel programming.
- Extensive experience in EDA, particularly physical verification and LVS methodologies.
- Knowledge of graph algorithms and their application in EDA workflows.
- Proven experience implementing multi-threaded and parallel algorithms.
- Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills.
- Approximately 10 years of relevant industry experience.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field is stated; Master's or Ph.D. is preferred. (Degree fields and preferences extracted from the posting.)
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.
