FPGA Prototyping Consultant - EDA - m/f/d

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

About the Role

Are you looking for a great opportunity to further your career? Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor Graphics) is investing in the rapid growth area of Hardware Assisted Verification.

Our most successful multi-national customers are using FPGA prototyping solutions to verify some of the world's most advanced System on Chip (SoC) designs. FPGA prototyping solutions are expanding to a wider audience of smaller companies who are benefiting from early software development and ultra-fast hardware verification through hosted services.

Siemens EDA is looking for an experienced FPGA Prototyping Consultant in the EMEA region. This role is ideally suited to someone with strong technical expertise in FPGA prototyping systems, blended with excellent business development, project management and customer interfacing skills. This is a great opportunity to work with some of the most interesting and innovative companies in the semiconductor industry.

The consultant role will be mainly focused on technical services delivery. This could range from platform enablement to methodology assistance. Interactions may be direct with the customer or collaborative through a wider technical team. This position will require a combination of remote, office and onsite working. As a consultant, you will also be expected to find opportunities, drive new business, develop offerings, and grow the consulting practice.

Technical Competencies

• A good understanding of Primo/proFPGA hardware anatomy and system configurations
• Working knowledge and experience using VPS software for compilation and runtime
• Practical insights into the application and usage of FPGA prototyping systems
• Knowledge of design mapping, testbench mapping and transactor development
• Expertise of hardware/software debug solutions related to FPGA prototyping
• Knowledge of TBX, ICE and co-model solutions
• Highly proficient in HDLs (Verilog/SV) for RTL design and HVLs (SV/UVM) for verification
• Solid background in Functional Verification, RTL synthesis and PnR flows
• Conversant with SoC design and architecture concepts

Desirable Competencies

• Familiarity with Data Centre hosting and Cloud-based solutions
• Knowledge of standard interface protocols such as PCIe, AMBA, USB, DDR, DisplayPort, etc.
• Commercial awareness of EDA companies and solutions
• Linux, Tcl/Python/shell, C/C++, DPI, SCE-MI, SystemC, UVM Connect, UVM Framework
• Questa Sim and Visualizer for simulation
• Background in consulting or other customer services subject area

About You

• BSc/MSc qualified in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
• Team player and individual contributor
• Lateral thinker and problem solver with a pragmatic approach
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Outgoing and enthusiastic personality
• Happy to learn new technologies and methodologies when needed
• English language mandatory, other European languages beneficial
• Ability and willingness to travel including rights to work onsite within EMEA

Working at Siemens Software

Why us?

Working at Siemens Software means flexibility - choosing between working at home or in the office is the norm here. We offer great benefits and rewards, as you'd expect from a world leader in industrial software.

Siemens Industry Software is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate unlawfully on the grounds of age, disability, gender assignment, marriage, and civil partnership, pregnancy and parental, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, or trade union membership.

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