Principal Applications Engineering Consultant – FPGA Prototyping

Job Title

Principal Applications Engineering Consultant – FPGA Prototyping

Role Summary

Lead customer-facing FPGA prototyping evaluations and deployments. Provide technical leadership on complex prototyping workflows, collaborate with product and sales teams, and mentor junior engineers.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 10+ years of relevant FPGA prototyping or related experience.

Responsibilities

Technical and customer-facing responsibilities for FPGA prototyping projects.

• Execute FPGA prototyping tasks: design bring-up, partitioning, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and debug.
• Collaborate with application engineering and customer teams to run evaluations and provide ongoing technical support.
• Define requirements and optimize FPGA prototyping and CAD workflows as the technical interface to customers.
• Support deployment and integration of FPGA prototype systems across hardware and software environments.
• Develop and apply data exchange and interoperability methods across tools and platforms.
• Partner with Marketing, Sales, and R&D to align customer needs with product capabilities and influence product direction.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, demonstrations, and documentation.
• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and operate independently on complex engagements.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for this role.

• Must-have: 10+ years of experience in FPGA prototyping or related fields.
• Must-have: Extensive knowledge of VLSI and digital design.
• Must-have: Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash.
• Must-have: Strong understanding of large design partitioning and routing across multiple FPGAs.
• Must-have: Experience interfacing with low- and high-speed peripherals.
• Must-have: Proven ability to communicate complex technical issues clearly to customers and internal teams.
• Nice-to-have: Prior experience influencing product direction or working closely with R&D/product teams.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Electronics Engineering (as stated in source).

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.