Industrial automation
10 Siemens engineering leaders
These ten people hold or have held director, senior director and vice president engineering roles at Siemens and Siemens Digital Industries Software, across simulation, EDA, automation software and AI engineering. A reader can learn how Siemens runs engineering for industrial software and automation products.
Professionals to explore
01—10Alees Shaikh
LinkedInExperience: Director of Engineering · Siemens
Director of Engineering at Siemens since May 2024, in Pune, where the profile says Alees Shaikh built a team of 150+ engineers from scratch and is developing products and platforms for digital and sustainability transformation. Other Siemens roles include Director Of Product Development (2021–2024).
Dieter Stolz
LinkedInExperience: VP Engineering & Consulting · Siemens
VP Engineering & Consulting at Siemens since November 2015, based in Frankfurt am Main, a role the profile lists at President/Vice President level. Dieter Stolz was also VP Produktmanagement Process Instrumentation at Siemens (2004–2015) and Engineering Manager at Hoechst AG (1990–1998).
Dirk De Vis
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Simcenter Engineering · Siemens Digital Industries Software
Vice President Simcenter Engineering at Siemens Digital Industries Software since 2017; the profile says that when Siemens acquired CD-adapco, Dirk De Vis integrated its engineering activities with the existing Siemens engineering competencies into a global organisation. The profile also lists Vice President LMS Engineering at Siemens Digital Industries Software (2013–2017).
Jan Bajorat
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Engineering Software for Controls · Siemens
Former Senior Director Engineering Software for Controls at Siemens (2020–2025), in Erlangen, and Senior Director Software-defined Automation at Siemens since October 2025. Other Siemens roles include Head of internal start-up AX (2018–2020) and System Manager Factory Automation (2014–2018).
Janusz Rajski
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Of Engineering · Siemens Digital Industries Software
Vice President Of Engineering at Siemens Digital Industries Software since 2021, with a headline naming Tessent. Janusz Rajski held the same title at Mentor, A Siemens Business (2017–2021), and was Director of Engineering (2002–2017) and Chief Scientist (1995–2002) at Mentor Graphics.
Kevin Paul
LinkedInExperience: Senior Engineering Director · Siemens Digital Industries Software
Senior Engineering Director at Siemens Digital Industries Software since 2020, with a headline placing the role in Integrated Electrical Systems. Kevin Paul was also Engineering Director (2014–2020) and Sr Engineering Manager (2009–2014) at Mentor Graphics.
Lei Yin
LinkedInExperience: VP of Software Engineering · Siemens EDA (Siemens Digital Industries Software)
VP of Software Engineering at Siemens EDA (Siemens Digital Industries Software) since March 2025, a role the profile lists at President/Vice President level in Fremont, California. Lei Yin was also Senior Director (2024–2025) and Director (2015–2024) at Ansys, and Software Architect at Cadence (2003–2012).
Nikolay Gigov
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of AI Engineering · Siemens
Senior Director of AI Engineering at Siemens since October 2025, based in Waterloo, Ontario, a role the profile places in the Engineering and Technical department. Nikolay Gigov was also Head of Research and Architecture (2022–2025), Head Of Research (2021–2022) and Principal Research Engineer (2020–2021) at Enlighted.
Tammy Soliman
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Engineering · Siemens
Senior Director of Engineering at Siemens since April 2022, based in Kitchener, Ontario, a role the profile places in the Engineering and Technical department at director level. Tammy Soliman was also Chief Technology Officer and Agile Coach at The Nationwide Group (2015–2019).
Ulrich Jakobus
LinkedInExperience: Vice President of Software Engineering · Siemens Digital Industries Software
Vice President of Software Engineering at Siemens Digital Industries Software since October 2025, where the profile describes the role as head of the Simcenter Business Line Electromagnetics. Ulrich Jakobus was also Chief Engineer - Electronics (2022–2025) and Senior Vice President - Electromagnetics & EDA (2018–2021) at Altair.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does Siemens integrate the engineering teams of an acquired software company into its existing organization?
- 02What does a Siemens engineering leader look for when deciding which product capabilities to build in-house versus bring in through acquisition?
- 03How do Siemens engineering organizations balance long product lifecycles for industrial customers with faster software release cycles?
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