Job Description:

This Applications Engineer (AE) position delivers technical expertise for Functional Verification of digital, mixed-signal, and analog IC chip designs based on Siemens EDA’s DVT products and services. It provides support for both pre-sales and post-sales assessment of customer needs as well as quick implementation/execution of the solution. You'll work on cutting edge technology working side by side with our customers in close collaboration with R&D and marketing in a cross-functional, interdependent environment. This is an ideal position for candidates who like to interact with and influence others, possess strong design and/or verification background, requiring both in depth knowledge of HDL and HVL, as well as strong scripting skills for writing test programs and tooling to meet customer needs.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership in the sales and support of a wide range to Functional Verification technologies for our leading edge customers
• Integrates DVT products and services (at the block/chip/system level) and ensures expected behavior in customer's environments

• Perform assessments of customer environments and requirements, providing expertise on topics such as: Verification planning, Testbench development using SV/UVM methodologies, Functional verification and modeling of digital/mixed-signal ASICs and SoCs, Failure analysis and resolution, Coverage analysis, RTL/Gate-simulations, Regression debug and other flow/infrastructure development and testing

• Accountable for the uncovering, scoping, and technical validity of the solutions to achieve the customer's design and verification objectives
• Keeps other technical peers (country wide) informed of new and emerging technologies, share best practices and information
• Become a trusted advisor to customer's business problems and eventually earns the trust to influence customer's decision process and business objectives
• Articulate customer’s technical needs and requirements to product engineering, influence and shape product direction
• Deliver ongoing customer training classes and consulting related to advance verification topics, as well as assist in driving the adoption of these into customer design and verification process, participate in developing technical white papers, attend local and regional technical seminars and technology conferences to educate and promote DVT solutions and network with attendees
• Mentor and/or coach junior AEs on the team, participate in lead roles solicited by management

Travel:

Approximately 25% travel to various local customer sites.

Skills & Requirements:

• BS in electrical, computer or electronics engineering, computer science, or equivalent discipline with 7+ years of verification or related experience
• MS in electrical or computer engineering, computer science, or equivalent discipline with 5+ years of verification or related experience
• Strong background with HDLs (e.g. Verilog, VHDL), HVLs (e.g. SystemVerilog/UVM, OVM, AVM, Vera, Specman, OOP), System C and methodologies (e.g. Directed/Constraint Random, UPF, Coverage, Assertion)
• Demonstrated experience with Advance Test Bench creation and Simulation of complex SoC environments, makefile creation, use of Python, Perl, C/C++ scripts
• Strong trouble shooting, triage and debugging skills
• Deep knowledge of semiconductor IC industry – ASIC, SoC, Memory, Interconnect, CPU architectures, embedded systems
• Ability to work in a fast paced, results oriented, team environment
• Positive attitude and good communication skills
• Energetic and self-motivated
• Prior leadership roles or experiences

Additional Skills Preferred (but not required):

• Prior 5-10 years Applications Engineering experience is a plus
• Knowledgeable in the areas of Verification IP protocols e.g. AMBA, USB, ETHERNET, PCIE, DDR, HBM, other
• Knowledge and experience in emerging technologies – AI, ML, 5G, Automotive, IoT, Networking and Functional Safety (FuSa)
• Real Number Modelling (RNM) design, simulation and measurement experience
• Formal Property Checking, Clock Domain Crossing, Hardware Emulation and FPGA prototyping methodology
• Prior leadership roles or experiences