Applications Engineering Consultant – FPGA Prototyping Justification

About the role

Drive business for Siemens using hands-on technical expertise. Requires working directly with customers as a part of the sales team during product evaluations to ensure technical milestones are met.

Deploy Siemens FPGA prototyping software and hardware solutions for customers.

Promote technical customer service to build and improve customer relationships to ensure long-term customer satisfaction.

Work closely with area sales management, account teams and customers to understand business opportunities and requirements.

Troubleshoot and remove technical obstacles. Develop and deliver technical presentations on new features and product updates.

Provide feedback and product ideas to our FPGA prototyping product development teams to improve overall product.

Communicate customers' technical requirements to product marketing.

Develop a network of technical relationships at a peer-to-peer level with our customers.

Responsibilities

• Drive business for Siemens using hands-on technical expertise.
• Work directly with customers as a part of the sales team during product evaluations to ensure technical milestones are met.
• Deploy Siemens FPGA prototyping software and hardware solutions for customers.
• Promote technical customer service to build and improve customer relationships to ensure long-term customer satisfaction.
• Work closely with area sales management, account teams and customers to understand business opportunities and requirements.
• Troubleshoot and remove technical obstacles.
• Develop and deliver technical presentations on new features and product updates.
• Provide feedback and product ideas to our FPGA prototyping product development teams to improve overall product.
• Communicate customers' technical requirements to product marketing.
• Develop a network of technical relationships at a peer-to-peer level with our customers.

Requirements

• 7+ years’ experience in design, verification, simulation, emulation/prototyping of electronics chips and systems or recent experience as an Applications Engineer in a relevant field.
• BS or MS in EE, CE, CS or related areas.
• Technical:
• SystemVerilog, Verilog and VHDL RTL design experience ASIC and/or FPGA implementation experience (synthesis, place & route).
• Verification experience with SystemVerilog, SystemC and/or C/C++.
• Debug of RTL designs and simulation.
• Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., Perl, Python, various shell scripts/Makefiles, XML, JSON, etc.).
• Industry experience with FPGA design and FPGA tools (proFPGA, HAPS, Xilinx Vivado, Altera Quartus) is a must.
• Experience with simulation environments using Questa/Incisive/VCS, OVM or UVM.
• Experience with Emulation and Static Timing Analysis is a plus.

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of customer design flows and the ability to map Siemens EDA solutions to optimize those workflows.
• Proficiency with EDA tools, methodologies, and design environments.
• Experience extending or integrating tools through scripting, APIs, or environment configuration.
• Able to articulate and position cross-platform and cross-portfolio solutions to address customer challenges.
• Knowledge of competitive EDA environments and the ability to differentiate solutions based on technical value.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Proven ability to build customer relationships and collaborate cross-functionally to drive successful evaluations and deployments.
• Able to deliver training and demos to customers.
• Ability to deliver training and demos to customers.
• Willing to travel to drive business engagements as required across North America (10%)

Skills

• SystemVerilog, Verilog and VHDL RTL design experience ASIC and/or FPGA implementation experience (synthesis, place & route).
• Verification experience with SystemVerilog, SystemC and/or C/C++.
• Debug of RTL designs and simulation.
• Proficient in scripting languages (e.g., Perl, Python, various shell scripts/Makefiles, XML, JSON, etc.).
• Industry experience with FPGA design and FPGA tools (proFPGA, HAPS, Xilinx Vivado, Altera Quartus) is a must.
• Experience with simulation environments using Questa/Incisive/VCS, OVM or UVM.
• Experience with Emulation and Static Timing Analysis is a plus.

Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements.
• Comprehensive health and wellness benefits.
• Equal employment opportunity.
• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.
• Pay transparency.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $146,700 - $293,400 annually with a target incentive of 20% of the base salary. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.

Schedule

The position requires the ability to travel up to 10% of the time.