Staff, Digital Design Engineer

There is energy here…energy you can feel crackling at any of our international locations. It’s an energy generated by enthusiasm for our work, for our teams, for our results, and for our customers. Lattice is a worldwide community of engineers, designers, and manufacturing operations specialists in partnership with world-class sales, marketing, and support teams, who are developing programmable logic solutions that are changing the industry. Our focus is on R&D, product innovation, and customer service, and to that focus, we bring total commitment and a keenly sharp competitive personality.

Energy feeds on energy. If you flourish in a fast paced, results-oriented environment, if you want to achieve individual success within a “team first” organization, and if you believe you can contribute and succeed in a demanding yet collegial atmosphere, then Lattice may well be just what you’re looking for.

Lattice Semiconductor is seeking a Sr. Design Engineer to join the R&D team focused on developing Soft IPs for Lattice FPGA and Solution Stacks.  This position is an opportunity to be part of a dynamic team with ample opportunity to contribute, learn and grow.

Accountabilities: 

• Implement and verify RTL designs using standard FPGA synthesis and simulation tools.
• Target designs to Lattice programmable devices using Lattice FPGA Software
• Partner with the IP Productization team to properly package IP and be a proponent of re-use.
• Ensure IPs that conforms to Lattice IP Quality Management System and the Lattice IP Factory requirements.
• Ensure quality technical documentation of design.
• Work with Lattice Silicon and SW development to resolve IP/Si/SW issues.
• Responsible for IP product packaging for Lattice IP Packaging and Generation tools
• Interface with Applications Engineering in providing IP customer support.
• Reporting of metrics, implementing and monitoring improvement initiatives
• Assist in product definition per customer requirements and needs.
• Develop marketing collateral such as User Guides

Required Skills

• BS/MS EE/ECE/CoE with 10+ years of IC design experience
• Knowledge of the following through education and/or experience:
  • IP architecture evaluation and definition
  • RTL coding design, with tradeoffs based upon different standard cell library attributes
  • Familiar with Verilog / System Verilog
• Synthesis, P&R, Timing closure with different methods and tools
• ASIC or FPGA product design through production
• Standard System Bus (AXI, AHB, APB)
• Experiences in one or more of the following area will be a plus:
  • Peripheral, Video and Image Processing IPs
  • Embedded programming with C language
  • Scripting for automating repeatable processes.
  • Expertise in Python, Tcl/Tk scripting is a big plus.
• Strong knowledge of semiconductor principles and integrated circuit design and layout considerations
• Must possess independent problem-solving skills.
• Good teamwork and able to collaborate with multi-site teams.
• Good written and verbal communication skills

Lattice recognizes that employees are its greatest asset and the driving force behind success in a highly competitive, global industry.  Lattice continually strives to provide a comprehensive compensation and benefits program to attract, retain, motivate, reward and celebrate the highest caliber employees in the industry.

Lattice is an international, service-driven developer of innovative low cost, low power programmable design solutions.  Our global workforce, some 800 strong, shares a total commitment to customer success and an unbending will to win.  For more information about how our FPGA, CPLD and programmable power management  devices help our customers unlock their innovation, visit www.latticesemi.com.  You can also follow us via Twitter, Facebook, or RSS. At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace.  Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.

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Competitive benefits package including:

• Medical (HMO), dental, vision effective on date of hire
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Well-being Programs, Tuition Reimbursement and more