Research Engineer - Principal

Job Title

Research Engineer - Principal

Role Summary

Lead R&D for an OPC modeling and simulation platform, owning technical direction and delivery of scalable modeling software, advanced user interfaces, distributed computing, and database-backed workflows.

Manage and mentor a multidisciplinary engineering team and collaborate with product, research, and customer-facing groups to translate complex modeling challenges into production-quality software.

Experience Level

Senior / Principal level. Requires demonstrated R&D leadership and advanced technical expertise; specific years of experience not stated.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical leadership, system architecture, and delivery of modeling and simulation software.

• Lead and mentor an R&D engineering team; set technical direction and priorities.
• Design and deliver scalable OPC modeling and simulation platforms and production-grade software.
• Develop advanced user interfaces and visualization (desktop and web) for large-scale data and 3D geometry rendering.
• Architect and implement high-performance distributed computing that scales across many compute nodes.
• Design and integrate database-backed workflows and ensure reliable operation in production environments.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, research, and customer teams to translate requirements into software solutions.
• Drive performance, quality, and reproducibility of model-calibration and simulation workflows.

Requirements

Must-have technical and leadership skills; preferred items listed separately.

• Proven ability to lead R&D teams and communicate effectively across global, cross-functional teams.
• Expertise in modeling, simulation, and model-calibration workflows.
• Hands-on GUI development experience (PyQt and web-based GUI technologies) for large-scale visualization and interactive workflows.
• Deep knowledge of distributed computing architectures and experience building scalable production systems.
• Practical production experience with database technologies and integrating database-backed systems.
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux operating systems.
• Strong programming skills in Python and C/C++ for production development.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with ML infrastructure, model-training workflows, or scalable machine-learning platforms.
• Experience with large-scale data processing, data pipelines, or high-performance data-management workflows.
• Familiarity with TCL or other scripting/interface languages.

Education Requirements

Advanced degree (Master's or PhD) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or a related technical discipline is required.

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.