Senior Product Validation Engineer – Aprisa
Company Overview
Siemens EDA is a global technology leader in Electronic Design Automation software. Our software tools enable companies around the world to develop highly innovative electronic products faster and more cost-effectively. Our customers use our tools to push the boundaries of technology and physics to deliver better products in the increasingly complex world of chip, board, and system design.
Position Overview
Join the Aprisa Product Validation Engineering team and take on a leadership role in qualifying one of the industry's most advanced digital implementation platforms. You'll work across the complete backend design flow to validate and benchmark Aprisa features, ensuring functional correctness, performance, and quality of results for leading semiconductor companies. This is an opportunity to grow as a technical expert in digital physical design while collaborating with R&D, Product Engineering, and Customer Support teams globally. You'll influence product quality and drive innovation in advanced-node semiconductor design.
Key Responsibilities
- Validate Aprisa functionality across the complete digital implementation flow, including floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, timing closure, power optimization, and signoff convergence
- Develop and implement comprehensive validation plans for new tool features, technology nodes, and customer-reported issues
- Build and maintain automated regression environments for product qualification and continuous testing
- Analyze quality of results differences, identify root causes, and collaborate with R&D teams to verify product fixes
- Validate Aprisa on advanced process technologies including FinFET and Gate-All-Around nodes
- Benchmark Aprisa against internal reference designs and customer workloads to ensure competitive performance
- Collaborate with Application Engineering and Customer Support teams to understand real-world design challenges and incorporate them into validation workflows
- Contribute to continuous improvement of validation methodologies, automation frameworks, and testing infrastructure
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electronics Engineering, Microelectronics, VLSI Design, Electrical Engineering, or related field
- Experience in physical design, product validation, backend implementation, timing closure, EDA tool development, or application engineering
- Strong understanding of the digital ASIC implementation flow and physical design concepts
- Working knowledge of static timing analysis, timing optimization, power analysis and optimization, and advanced process technologies
- Proficiency in scripting languages: Tcl, Perl, Python, or Shell scripting
- Experience creating automation, regression, and benchmarking environments
- Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills
Preferred:
- Hands-on experience with industry-standard EDA tools such as Aprisa, Innovus, ICC2, PrimeTime, or Calibre
- Experience developing automated validation frameworks and regression systems
- Knowledge of machine learning techniques applied to physical design
- Familiarity with version control systems and software development workflows
Technical Competencies
- Strong Linux/Unix working experience
- Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes, design rules, and physical effects impacting implementation quality
- Ability to work with floorplanning, placement, CTS, routing, physical verification, and timing closure workflows
Behavioral Competencies
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
- Self-driven learner with interest in semiconductor technology and EDA innovation
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Collaboration and ability to work effectively across global teams
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced product development environment
- Demonstrated ownership and accountability for quality
Why Us
At Siemens Software, flexibility is how we work—hybrid by default, built on trust and autonomy. Together, 30,000 people across more than 200 countries build technology that shapes the real world. You'll grow through real projects, strong technical peers, and global mobility, backed by the scale and benefits of an industrial software leader. We're committed to equality and inclusion, and we hire based on merit, skills, and impact. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!
Our Commitment to Equity and Inclusion in our Diverse Global Workforce
We value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday with us.
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