Senior Software Engineer in Catapult High Level Synthesis

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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 offer a role with responsibility, independence and the possibility to contribute proactively. We foster a teamwork culture with room for individual development.

Siemens EDA is looking for a research and development engineer to design and implement algorithm-centric solutions in high-level synthesis. The role is for the industry-leading high-level synthesis tool – Catapult-C, which takes ANSI C/C++ and SystemC inputs and generates register transfer level (RTL) code targeted to FPGAs and ASICs.

The Catapult-C tool is used by top hardware design companies for designing cutting-edge semiconductor chips in automotive, machine learning, wireless design, video, and image processing.

These are exciting times in our space - we are growing fast and working on ambitious new initiatives. We are looking for passionate engineers to work in our back-end synthesis engineering team.

This is a green field opportunity to create an industry-first solution targeting incremental optimizations in high-level synthesis. This key technology piece will create a long-lasting impact on how digital design for future chips will be done at higher abstraction.

The role is a hybrid position located in our Munich or Grenoble office. For a strong candidate with a relevant background who is flexible to travel, we can consider the option for a fully remote position.

In this role, you will work on cutting-edge research and complex algorithmic design problems for Catapult-C.

Technical Skills (Must have):

• Strong programming knowledge in C/C++ and object-oriented design skills.
• Prior experience in working/designing complex algorithms and optimization.
• Excellent data-structure design skills with theoretical and practical experience in implementing complex algorithms.
• Graph theory – Graph matching, approximate matching, graph complexity analysis.
• Understanding/Prior experience in design and implementation of algorithms in one or more of the following areas:
• Logic synthesis and optimization for ASIC/FPGA.
• Program analysis with a background in formal verification.
• Compiler design - Abstract syntax tree optimization/transformation, control flow analysis, data-flow analysis, loop optimizations, parallel compiler software pipelining, register allocation, etc.

Additional Technical Skills (Good to have):

• Good understanding of digital arithmetic - Hardware architecture and trade-offs for digital arithmetic design, floating-point architectures, etc.
• Script-programming skills with languages such as TCL, Perl, Python, Shell, etc.
• Experience in hardware modeling in VHDL/Verilog/SystemC – IP development/Hardware software virtual prototyping.

General Skills: Strong positive attitude, good presentation and communication skills, self-driven and self-motivating, able to implement technical solutions independently, relationship-building capabilities, team player.

Required Education and Experience:

Bachelor's with 8+ years or Master's degree with 5+ years or PhD with 3+ years’ experience in EDA or related areas with a degree in Computer Science or equivalent.

The Ideal Candidate should demonstrate:

• Previous experience with product development or academic research.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Ability to collaborate as part of a globally distributed team.
• Fluency in English.

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

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

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