Product Engineer, Calibre Design Enhancer

Siemens EDA (Siemens Digital Industries Software); Wilsonville (OR); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens EDA is seeking a Product Engineer to advance Calibre DesignEnhancer in IC design flows. You will bridge customers, Application Engineering, PM, and R&D to shape use models and AI-enabled workflows.

The role combines deep technical design knowledge with customer-facing responsibilities and cross‑functional collaboration, including travel as needed.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years in semiconductor physical design, verification, or EDA product engineering.
• Strong understanding of IC physical-design flow and related tools.
• Experience with Linux environments and scripting in Python or similar.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical expert for Calibre DesignEnhancer and related Calibre tools.
• Engage with customers to understand physical-design challenges and requirements.
• Translate problems into clear product requirements and use cases.
• Collaborate with R&D across development lifecycle from concept to deployment.
• Provide technical feedback from designs for product improvements.

Skills

Customer engagement

Problem solving

Linux

Python scripting

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS preferred

Tools

Cadence Innovus

Synopsys Fusion Compiler

Job description

Siemens EDA is seeking a highly motivated Product Engineer to join the Calibre Product Engineering team, with a focus on Calibre DesignEnhancer.

Calibre DesignEnhancer brings Calibre technology earlier into the IC design and physical implementation flow, enabling automated, correct‑by‑construction layout optimization and helping customers improve design quality, power integrity, and time to physical verification closure.

In this role, you will work at the intersection of customers, Application Engineering, Product Management, and R&D. You will engage directly with leading semiconductor companies to understand complex design challenges, translate those challenges into product requirements and new use models, and work closely with engineering teams to develop, validate, and deploy solutions including AI enabled and agentic flows.

This is a highly technical and customer‑facing role for someone who wants to remain deeply involved in semiconductor design technology while also helping shape product direction and strategy.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical expert for Calibre DesignEnhancer and related Calibre physical design and verification solutions.


• Work directly with semiconductor customers and field Application Engineers to understand physical-design challenges, workflows, and emerging requirements.


• Translate customer problems and market needs into clearly defined product requirements, use cases, specifications, and success criteria.


• Work closely with Calibre R&D throughout the product development lifecycle, from concept and prototype through validation, deployment, and production release.


• Evaluate new product capabilities on representative and customer designs and provide detailed technical feedback to R&D.


• Investigate complex customer and design‑flow problems, perform root‑cause analysis, and develop practical solutions or new methodologies.


• Develop expertise in DesignEnhancer use models including layout optimization, via enhancement, power‑grid enhancement, and physical‑verification readiness.


• Work with physical design and signoff flows involving place and route, DRC, power integrity, EM/IR analysis, and related design technologies.


• Identify emerging semiconductor design trends, customer challenges, competitive solutions, and opportunities for new DesignEnhancer capabilities and use models.


• Support customer evaluations, benchmarks, early‑adopter programs, and deployment of new product capabilities.


• Partner with Application Engineering, Product Management, Marketing, and other Siemens EDA product teams to drive successful customer adoption.


• Communicate product capabilities and technical concepts through customer presentations, demonstrations, training, application notes, white papers, and other technical material.


• Represent customer and field requirements within the product organization and help prioritize development based on technical and business impact.


• Collaborate effectively across geographically distributed engineering, product, and customer teams.


• Travel domestically and internationally as needed for customer engagements and industry activities.

Required Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.


• 5+ years of relevant semiconductor industry experience in physical design, physical verification, EDA product engineering, applications engineering, design methodology, or a related area.


• Strong understanding of the IC physical‑design flow, including several of the following:




• Floorplanning and place and route


• Routing and design closure


• Physical verification and DRC


• Power distribution networks


• Electromigration and IR‑drop considerations


• Physical implementation and signoff flows




• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical problems, determine root causes, and develop practical solutions.


• Experience working with EDA tools in production semiconductor design flows.


• Ability to understand customer requirements and translate them into clear technical requirements for software development teams.


• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical topics to different audiences.


• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with R&D, field engineering, customers, and other product teams.


• Experience working in Linux environments.


• Scripting or automation experience using Python, Tcl, shell scripting, or similar languages.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with Calibre physical verification products, particularly Calibre DRC or related Calibre technologies.


• Experience with Calibre DesignEnhancer, Calibre RealTime, or other shift‑left physical‑design and verification methodologies.


• Hands‑on experience with industry‑standard place‑and‑route tools such as Cadence Innovus or Synopsys Fusion Compiler/ICC2.


• Experience with advanced‑node physical implementation and the associated DRC, routing, power‑integrity, and design‑closure challenges.


• Knowledge of EM/IR analysis, power‑grid design and optimization, via optimization, filler/DCAP insertion, or related physical‑design techniques.


• Familiarity with semiconductor design data and interface formats such as LEF/DEF, GDSII, OASIS, and related physical‑design formats.


• Experience working with foundry technologies, process design kits, or foundry enablement.


• Experience defining or driving new EDA product features from initial customer requirement through production release.


• Experience supporting product evaluations, benchmarks, or early‑access programs with semiconductor customers.


• Experience developing technical presentations, demonstrations, training material, application notes, or other product collateral.


• Understanding of competitive physical‑design and physical‑verification solutions and broader semiconductor industry trends.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate combines strong physical‑design knowledge with curiosity and customer focus. They are comfortable discussing a difficult implementation or signoff problem directly with a physical‑design engineer, breaking that problem down technically with R&D, and then stepping back to determine whether the problem represents a broader market requirement or opportunity for the product.

They should enjoy solving difficult technical problems, working with customers, influencing product direction, and helping turn new technology into solutions that can be successfully deployed across the semiconductor industry.

This position will be subject to U.S. export control requirements under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Employment is contingent on either verifying the U.S. Person status or obtaining any necessary export license.

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. A collection of over 377,000 minds building the future one day at a time in over 200 countries.

We’re dedicated to equality, and we welcome applications that reflect the diversity of the communities we work in.

All employment decisions at Siemens are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!

Siemens Software. Transform the Everyday with Us

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.

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