SW QA Engineer – Advanced

About the role

Join the Semi-Manufacturing team in the Calibre business unit within the Design-to-Silicon division at Siemens EDA as a SW QA Engineer – Advanced. You will be responsible for the qualification and continuous quality improvement of core Semi-Manufacturing products in the Calibre suite, including the design, development, and automated execution of application-specific functional, performance, and regression tests.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with software developers, product engineering, and product marketing to enable timely, high-quality releases that meet advanced semiconductor manufacturing requirements.
• Develop test plans, maintain regression suites, create automation frameworks, generate and analyze regression reports, and improve testing pipelines using modern methodologies.
• Leverage Machine Learning (ML) models to detect anomalies in regression behavior and use Agentic AI to generate test scenarios, validate specifications, create intelligent QA assistants, and enhance automated debugging.
• Apply AI/ML techniques in software testing (e.g., anomaly detection, AI-assisted test generation, automated log summarization, or pattern recognition).
• Experience with computational lithography (RET/OPC), photolithography simulation, or related physical modeling processes is advantageous.

Requirements

• MS plus 3 years of experience in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong proficiency in Unix/Linux environments.
• Hands-on experience with shell scripting and interpreted languages such as Python; familiarity with additional scripting or automation languages is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies quickly and apply analytical problem-solving skills effectively.
• Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work efficiently across global teams and time zones.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Solid understanding of software quality assurance principles, including building and maintaining automated regression suites.
• Hands-on experience with product testing, including designing test plans, creating and executing functional and performance tests, analyzing defects, and validating complex software features in production-grade environments.
• Prior experience with QA automation frameworks and CI/CD integrations is a plus.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of computational lithography (RET/OPC), photolithography simulation, or related physical modeling processes is a plus.
• Ability to work onsite at Siemens facilities in Wilsonville, OR.

Benefits

Details regarding our benefits can be found here.

Pay

The pay range for this position is $109,800 - $197,700 annually with a target incentive of 5-8 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.

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.