Principal Applications Engineering Consultant, FPGA Prototyping
SiemensJob Title
Principal Applications Engineering Consultant, FPGA Prototyping
Role Summary
The Principal Applications Engineering Consultant leads FPGA prototyping evaluations, deployments, and technical customer engagements within Siemens EDA. The role partners with customers, Sales, Marketing and R&D to define requirements, execute complex prototyping tasks, and influence product capabilities.
Experience Level
Senior-level. The role requires significant technical leadership and judgment; the posting specifies 10+ years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include:
- Collaborate with application engineering and customers to plan and execute FPGA prototyping evaluations and ongoing technical support.
- Act as technical interface to customer engineers and managers to define requirements and optimize prototyping and CAD workflows.
- Execute complex prototyping tasks: bring-up, partitioning, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and debug.
- Deploy and integrate FPGA prototype systems across hardware and software environments.
- Apply and improve data exchange and interoperability across tools and platforms.
- Partner with Sales, Marketing, and R&D to align customer needs with 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 skills and experience:
- 10+ years of experience in FPGA prototyping or related fields.
- Extensive knowledge of VLSI and digital design.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or Bash.
- Strong understanding of large-design partitioning, multi-FPGA routing, timing closure, and debug.
- Experience interfacing with low- and high-speed peripherals.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to convey complex technical issues and provide actionable feedback.
Nice-to-have: experience with CAD tool interoperability and prototype system integration.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering or Electronics Engineering (specified in 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.
