EDA Product Validation Engineer (m/f/d)

Job Title

EDA Product Validation Engineer (m/f/d)

Role Summary

Join an R&D team responsible for validating and improving Siemens EDA tools. The role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining test automation and regression frameworks for physical implementation and timing-analysis features.

The engineer will perform verification activities, defect localization, collaborate with application engineers and cross-functional teams, and run regular test suites to ensure product quality.

Experience Level

Mid-level. The posting does not state explicit years-of-experience guidance.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include test planning, verification, and reporting for EDA tools.

• Create test plans for features and enhancements.
• Manually verify newly implemented code; use third-party tools when needed.
• Report and localize defects; provide reproduction assets such as scripts and layouts.
• Collaborate with Application Engineers to analyze customer issues.
• Implement and maintain regression tests; execute daily and on-demand test runs and report results.
• Provide weekly status reports and participate in QA and cross-functional meetings.
• Support team members during critical incidents or urgent situations.

Requirements

Key technical and interpersonal requirements. Must-haves are listed first; nice-to-have items follow.

• Must-have: Knowledge of the full RTL-to-GDSII flow.
• Must-have: Strong understanding of static timing analysis and timing constraints and their impact on ASIC flows.
• Must-have: Experience with automated software testing; preferably in EDA.
• Must-have: Scripting/programming skills and familiarity with basic algorithms and complexity estimation.
• Must-have: Basic knowledge of Boolean algebra, logical circuits, and EDA manufacturing processes.
• Must-have: Experience using source control and issue-tracking tools; ability to work in international teams; fluent English.
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of SystemVerilog Assertions.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with DFT methodologies.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with planning tools (e.g., JIRA, MS Project).

Education Requirements

BS or MS in an EDA- or computer-science-related field (examples listed: Cybernetics, Computer Science, Microelectronics, Applied Mathematics). No certifications or explicit "equivalent experience" phrasing was provided in the source.

About the Company

Company: Siemens Digital Industries Software

Headquarters: Nuremberg, Germany

Siemens Digital Industries Software provides Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software, hardware, and design solutions and offers a Digital Enterprise portfolio to support automation and digitalization across industries. Part of Siemens, it partners with semiconductor and industrial customers to accelerate product development and digital transformation.