Senior Hardware Engineer

Job Title

Senior Hardware Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Digital Industries Software R&D team in Cairo to design, integrate and verify FPGA IP and at-speed interfaces for existing and new systems. The role focuses on protocol integration, system-level verification, and delivering high-quality FPGA-based solutions to meet customer requirements.

Experience Level

Senior level — typically 3–7 years of relevant experience in digital design, FPGA design flow, and hardware interfacing.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Design and develop FPGA IP for existing and new systems.
• Evaluate and integrate third-party FPGA IP for complex protocols.
• Develop simulation and test environments to validate protocol integration.
• Write host software to drive test environments and create demo designs as deliverables.
• Produce documentation and reference materials for at-speed interface integrations.
• Perform system-level integration and execute verification tasks.

Requirements

Essential and preferred skills:

• Must-have: 3–7 years experience in digital design, FPGA design flow, and interfacing.
• Must-have: Proficiency in Verilog HDL or VHDL.
• Must-have: Hands-on FPGA implementation experience, including design constraints and timing analysis.
• Must-have: Familiarity with logic synthesis, synthesis report analysis, and functional simulation.
• Must-have: Knowledge of modern protocols such as PCIe, UFS, MIPI UniPro, NVMe, USB, SATA, SAS, Ethernet, and DDRx.
• Must-have: Familiarity with the Xilinx development workflow (Vivado and Vitis).
• Must-have: Strong communication skills and ability to present and share technical ideas.
• Nice-to-have: Embedded programming knowledge.
• Nice-to-have: Scripting experience (Perl/Shell).

Education Requirements

B.Sc. in Computer Engineering or Electronics Engineering.

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.