Design Validation 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.

Job Description: 

• Plan, Develop, and Execute Validation and Characterization of Lattice Integrated Circuit (IC) products from tape-out through release to production
• Drive new silicon product bring-up, debug, and characterization to determine product performance and design vulnerabilities
• Develop innovative test methodologies and define robust validation and characterization plans to ensure Lattice brings high quality products to the market
• Design test hardware system including PCB schematic capture, collaborating with PCB layout engineers, and managing fab/assembly vendors
• Drive and develop improvments in validation methodologies and processes
• Support product design failure analysis as required to resolve any device related problems.

Qualification:

• BS/MS/PhD Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
• 3+ yrs experience validating silicon products
• Experience with Verilog/VHDL and design implementation using FPGA development tools
• Experience in test automation development using programming languages such as Python, Perl
• Knowledge of statistical analysis concepts and use of analysis tools such as JMP, R.
• Proficiency with lab equipment for device characterization such as BERT, VNA, Oscilloscope, Protocol Exervciser/Analyzer
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to work with cross functional teams.
• Must be detail oriented with strong customer service skills.
• High level of PC and UNIX skills with knowledge of MS Office Suite.

The base pay for this role is between $ 106,000 to $141,000 per year. In addition to base salary, we offer an incentive plan bonus and new hire equity for a competitive total compensation package. 

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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