Prototyping Product Manager

Siemens EDA (Siemens Digital Industries Software); Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 162,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens EDA is seeking a Junior Product Manager to help shape FPGA-based prototyping tool strategy and execution. You will collaborate with engineering, sales and customers to define requirements and support product launches across global teams.

The role emphasizes strong communication, analytical thinking, and the ability to translate technical concepts into business terms while working across time zones. Travel may be required.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of product management, technical program management, engineering, or related field experience.
• Familiarity with semiconductor design & verification, EDA workflows, or electronic systems design.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business and product language.

Responsibilities

• Support the product roadmap for the respective EDA products.
• Gather customer and market feedback from chip designers, verification engineers, and CAD/EDA teams.
• Help write product requirements, user stories, and feature specifications.
• Analyze competitor tools and emerging trends in semiconductor design flows.
• Assist with prioritization of features based on customer value, technical feasibility, and business impact.
• Work with engineering and PE teams to clarify requirements and validate solutions.
• Support go-to-market activities, including release notes, positioning, and internal enablement.
• Track product performance metrics and report insights to stakeholders.
• Support delivery of complex prototyping projects across hardware platforms, and customer design environments.
• Establish effective collaboration with internal stakeholders, software and hardware engineering teams, and customer teams to improve product quality, usability, and deployment success.

Skills

Product management

Technical program management

Semiconductor design

Analytical skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Job description

Siemens EDA is a global technology leader in Electronic Design Automation software. Our software tools enable companies around the world to develop highly innovative electronic products faster and more cost-effectively. Our customers use our tools to push the boundaries of technology and physics to deliver better products in the increasingly complex world of chip, board, and system design.

We are looking for a Junior Product Manager to support product strategy and execution for FPGA-based prototyping tools used by hardware and software verification teams. In this role, you will work closely with senior product managers, engineering, sales, and customers to help define requirements, improve workflows, and support product launches.

Responsibilities

• Support the product roadmap for the respective EDA products.
• Gather customer and market feedback from chip designers, verification engineers, and CAD/EDA teams.
• Help write product requirements, user stories, and feature specifications.
• Analyze competitor tools and emerging trends in semiconductor design flows.
• Assist with prioritization of features based on customer value, technical feasibility, and business impact.
• Work with engineering and PE teams to clarify requirements and validate solutions.
• Support go-to-market activities, including release notes, positioning, and internal enablement.
• Track product performance metrics and report insights to stakeholders.
• Support delivery of complex prototyping projects across hardware platforms, and customer design environments.
• Establish effective collaboration with internal stakeholders, software and hardware engineering teams, and customer teams to improve product quality, usability, and deployment success.

Qualifications

• 1–5 years of experience in product management, technical program management, engineering, or a related field.
• Familiarity with semiconductor design & verification, EDA workflows, or electronic systems design.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Ability to translate technical concepts into clear business and product language.
• Comfortable working with cross-functional teams in a fast-paced, international environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, electrical engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Prior experience working in a team across multiple time zones
• Verification and EDA experience in a multi-cultural structure
• Ability to travel, when necessary, domestic or international

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Qualified Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the USA. Qualified Applicants will not require employer sponsored work authorization now or in the future for employment in the USA.

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!

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$90,000 $162,000