Emulation Hardware Support Manager

Position Overview

The Emulation Hardware Support Manager will lead a global team of engineers responsible for deploying, maintaining, and optimizing emulation hardware systems (e.g., FPGA-based platforms) across hybrid environments, including on-premises data centers, cloud infrastructure, and customer sites. This role requires a strategic leader who combines technical expertise in hardware systems with operational excellence, team development, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure 99.9%+ uptime, rapid incident resolution, and scalable infrastructure growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development

  • Manage, mentor, and grow a team of 19+ Emulation Hardware Support Engineers across multiple regions.
  • Design and oversee on-call rotations, training programs, and career development plans to build expertise in FPGA-based systems, Linux administration, and network diagnostics.
  • Implement performance metrics (e.g., MTTR < 2 hours,

• Infrastructure Operations & Reliability

  • Own end-to-end lifecycle management of emulation hardware, including capacity planning, deployment, firmware updates, and decommissioning.
  • Develop and support SOPs for hardware diagnostics, failure analysis, and preventive maintenance to minimize downtime.
  • Partner with IT and facilities teams to optimize data center layouts, power/cooling efficiency, and hardware security protocols.

• Incident Management & Escalation

  • Lead critical incident response for Severity 1 issues, coordinating with engineering and customer teams to resolve outages within SLA targets.
  • Conduct post-mortem analyses to identify root causes (e.g., firmware bugs, thermal throttling) and implement corrective actions.
  • Maintain a knowledge base of resolved cases to accelerate future troubleshooting.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Work with R&D to provide field feedback for improving hardware design (e.g., debug interfaces, telemetry capabilities).
  • Partner with sales/support teams on customer-facing activities, including pre-sales technical reviews and on-site deployment support.
  • Coordinate with vendors to negotiate SLAs for component replacements and firmware support.

• Process Optimization & Automation

  • Implement monitoring tools to track system health metrics (latency, thermal levels, FPGA utilization).
  • Automate repetitive tasks such as log analysis, firmware rollouts, and inventory tracking using Automation tools.
  • Lead quarterly capacity planning reviews to align infrastructure with projected customer demand.

Qualifications

• Education:

  • BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field. Equivalent experience: 10+ years in hardware operations roles.

• Expertise:

  • Expertise in FPGA-based emulation systems (e.g., Veloce or Equivalent)
  • Basic/Mid-level Linux administration

• Leadership:

  • Leadership: 5+ years managing technical teams in 24/7 environments. Proven track record of reducing MTTR by ≥30% through process improvements.
  • Global compliance standards (ISO 27001, SOC 2)

Leadership Competencies

• Crisis Management:

  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams during high-pressure outages (e.g., resolving multi-rack failures under SLA deadlines).

• Stakeholder Communication:

  • Skill in translating technical incidents into business impact reports for executives.

• Innovation:

  • History of implementing cost-saving initiatives (e.g., predictive maintenance algorithms reducing hardware CAPEX by 15%).

Why Us?

Working at Siemens Software means flexibility - Choosing between working at home and the office at other times is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in industrial software.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Siemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.