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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\nPosition Overview\nWe are seeking a Principal Software Engineer with strong expertise in artificial intelligence and software architecture to help develop the next generation of intelligent engineering software.\nIn this role, you will lead the design and development of AI-powered capabilities that automate complex workflows, improve engineering productivity, and turn domain expertise into reliable, scalable software. You will work closely with engineering, product management, and customer teams to translate emerging AI technologies into production-ready solutions across the Siemens EDA portfolio.\nThis position requires hands-on engineering, sound architectural judgment, and the ability to guide technical direction and mentor engineers.\nKey Responsibilities\nAI Architecture & Development: Define and implement software architectures that integrate machine learning, generative AI, and agentic workflows into engineering applications.\nIntelligent Workflow Automation: Build AI agents that use software tools, APIs, and domain knowledge to execute tasks, validate results, and support human oversight.\nProduction Engineering: Advance AI capabilities from experimentation to deployment, emphasizing maintainability, scalability, performance, and reliability.\nEvaluation & Quality: Establish testing and evaluation approaches for AI systems, including task success, accuracy, robustness, reproducibility, and operational performance.\nProduct Definition & Strategy: Partner with product management and domain experts to identify valuable AI use cases, define requirements, and guide technical roadmaps.\nCross-Functional Collaboration: Work with software, infrastructure, research, and customer teams to integrate and deploy AI capabilities within existing products and platforms.\nTechnical Leadership: Lead architecture and design reviews, establish engineering standards, mentor engineers, and resolve complex technical challenges.\nResearch & Innovation: Evaluate emerging AI technologies and make practical build-versus-adopt decisions based on product needs and engineering evidence.\nTechnical Communication: Clearly document and present designs, tradeoffs, capabilities, and results to technical and nontechnical audiences.\nQualifications\n\nRequired Qualifications\nA bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.\nA minimum of 10 years of professional software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on experience developing and deploying AI or machine learning capabilities.\nDemonstrated technical leadership in designing and delivering complex, production-quality software systems.\nStrong programming skills in Python and C++, with experience developing in Unix/Linux environments.\nPractical experience with modern AI frameworks and applying machine learning, large language models, or generative AI to real-world problems.\nExperience integrating AI models with software tools, APIs, data sources, and application workflows.\nStrong understanding of software architecture, algorithms, data structures, automated testing, and performance optimization.\nAbility to evaluate AI system behavior, diagnose failures, and improve quality through systematic testing and measurement.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across disciplines and guide technical decisions.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience with agent orchestration, tool calling, retrieval-augmented generation, or knowledge management systems.\nExperience with model serving, inference optimization, GPU computing, or distributed systems.\nFamiliarity with model adaptation, fine-tuning, computer vision, or scientific computing.\nExperience deploying AI solutions in enterprise or customer-controlled environments.\nFamiliarity with semiconductor manufacturing, EDA, inspection, metrology, or other complex engineering domains.\nWhy Us\nWe are Siemens:\nAt Siemens Software, flexibility is how we work-hybrid by default, built on trust and autonomy. Together, 30,000 people across more than 200 countries build technology that shapes the real world.\nYou’ll grow through real projects, strong technical peers, and global mobility, backed by the scale and benefits of an industrial software leader. We’re committed to equality and inclusion, and we hire based on merit, skills, and impact. Bring your curiosity and creativity and help us shape tomorrow!\nThe salary range for this position is $154,200 to $277,600 and this role is eligible to earn incentive compensation. The actual compensation offered is based on the successful candidate’s job-related skills, experience, and relevant education/training. Siemens offers health and wellness benefits to employees; you can access the benefits available in your country via the link: https://jobs.sw.siemens.com/benefits/\nOur Commitment to Equity and Inclusion in our Diverse Global Workforce\nWe value your unique identity and perspective. We are fully committed to providing equitable opportunities and building a workplace that reflects the diversity of society, while ensuring that we attract the best talent based on qualifications, skills, and experiences. We welcome you to bring your authentic self and transform the everyday with us.\nSiemens Software. Transform the Everyday\n#LI-Hybrid #LI-EDA\nYou’ll Benefit FromSiemens offers a variety of health and wellness benefits to our employees. Details regarding our benefits can be found here: https://www.benefitsquickstart.com/siemens/index.html\nThe pay range for this position is $154,200 - $277,600 annually. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and premium geographic location.\nEqual Employment Opportunity Statement\nSiemens is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, marital status, family responsibilities, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, transgender, sex stereotyping, order of protection status, protected veteran or military status, or an unfavorable discharge from military service, and other categories protected by federal, state or local law.\nEEO is the Law\nApplicants and employees are protected from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any characteristic protected by Federal or other applicable law.\nReasonable Accommodations\nIf you require a reasonable accommodation in completing a job application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please fill out the accommodations form by clicking on this link Accommodation\nfor disability form. If you’re unable to complete the form, you can reach out to our AskHR team for support at 1-866-743-6367. Please note our AskHR representatives do not have visibility of application or interview status.\nPay Transparency\nSiemens follows Pay Transparency laws.\nApplication Deadline\nThis role will be posted for a minimum of five (5) days from the original posting date. The posting timeline may change based on applicant volume to ensure we attract and consider a strong and representative candidate pool.\nCalifornia Privacy Notice\nCalifornia residents have the right to receive additional notices about their\npersonal information. 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