Principal Solution Architect - Product Engineer
About The Position
Siemens Digital Industries Software is seeking an experienced Principal Solutions Architect to join its DVT Product Engineering team. The role leads the design and delivery of customer-centric EDA solutions for complex verification challenges at semiconductor and systems companies. It serves as a strategic bridge between customers, R&D, and Product Line Teams, defining architectures across design environments, influencing product roadmaps, and advancing methodologies in AI/ML, cloud workflows, Functional Safety, and Quality. The architect develops integrated solutions spanning DVT products, engages senior customer leaders, and leads competitive differentiation efforts. The role also drives technical initiatives, creates technical collateral for customers and global field teams, scales solutions across regions, and provides mentorship and architectural oversight to senior application and product engineers. The role is hybrid, with flexibility to work from home and the office. Siemens describes its benefits as a variety of health and wellness benefits. The annual pay range is 1,80,400–3,24,700, with a target incentive of 25% of base salary; actual compensation may vary based on budget, candidate qualifications, and geographic location.
Requirements
- 20+ years of progressive technical leadership experience in verification engineering, product engineering, EDA solutions architecture, or R&D management within the semiconductor or EDA industry.
- Proven track record of architecting and delivering complex, multi-product verification flows for major semiconductor companies.
- Master-level understanding of DVT products, verification methodologies, and competitive tooling landscapes, including tools such as Synopsys VCS/Verdi and Cadence Xcelium/JasperGold.
- Deep domain knowledge in AI/ML for EDA, scalable cloud orchestration, and hardware-software co-verification.
- Ability to translate complex customer pain points into robust, reusable enterprise solutions.
- Advanced analytical, problem-solving, and project governance abilities.
- Ability to work effectively in ambiguous, high-stakes environments and translate business goals into actionable technical execution plans.
- Outstanding executive communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline.
Responsibilities
- Architect and deliver integrated solutions spanning multiple DVT products to address complex customer workflows and pain points, including unified verification coverage, X-management, QDX integration, and low-power signoff.
- Partner with R&D and Product Line Teams to align engineering investments with emerging tier-1 customer requirements.
- Engage C-suite and VP-level engineering leaders at key accounts to identify technical challenges and design scalable, reusable solutions.
- Lead complex competitive displacement strategies, establish Siemens’ differentiation, and address competitive feature gaps.
- Apply expertise in simulation, formal verification, low power, VIP, emulation, and advanced debug/UX to close solution gaps.
- Drive initiatives in AI/ML-driven automation, cloud-native EDA workflows, and Functional Safety (ISO 26262).
- Author technical papers, whitepapers, keynotes, and architectural collateral for global field teams and customers.
- Scale successful solutions across global regions in collaboration with horizontal initiatives such as Quality and CR resolution.
- Provide technical mentorship and architectural oversight to senior application and product engineers.
Benefits
- A variety of health and wellness benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
