Silicon Design Validation, Senior Manager

Lattice Semiconductor; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Lattice Semiconductor in Pune, India, seeks a Senior Manager of Silicon Design Validation to lead a high‑performing team responsible for ensuring the quality and performance of advanced semiconductor products. You will guide the full post‑silicon lifecycle from bring‑up to production release, with emphasis on IP validation, and cross‑functional collaboration.

The role requires 15+ years in silicon validation, 3–5 years in leadership, strong Verilog/VHDL and FPGA know‑how, and a proactive,

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in silicon validation and leadership in a technical team.
• Master or Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering with strong engineering and management focus.
• Proven track record in managing complex validation projects and leading cross-functional teams.
• Deep expertise in high-speed SerDes interface characterization and protocol testing (PCIe, Ethernet, SDI, CoaXpress, JESD204, MIPI D‑PHY, CSI/DSI‑2, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI).
• Strong background in high-speed board design, signal integrity evaluation, and debug.

Responsibilities

• Lead validation strategy and execution across analog, digital, and mixed‑signal IPs.
• Oversee silicon bring‑up and validation to production release with datasheet support.
• Drive cross‑functional collaboration between design, verification, manufacturing, test, quality and marketing.
• Coordinate bench hardware/software requirements and infrastructure to enable effective validation.
• Provide leadership in resolving post-release customer issues.

Skills

Verilog/VHDL

FPGA design

Python/Perl

Leadership

Signal integrity

Statistical analysis

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

BERT

VNA

Oscilloscopes

Protocol analyzers

Job description

Lattice Overview

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:

As a Senior Manager in Silicon Design Validation, You lead a highly motivated team focused on ensuring the quality and performance of advanced semiconductor products. Your role provides strategic oversight and technical direction across the full post-silicon lifecycle, from first silicon arrival to production release.

Key Leadership Areas:

• Technology Enablement & Learning Culture
  Fostering a learning environment where engineers gain hands‑on experience with FPGA architectures and foundational IP blocks such as SERDES (PMA/PCS), DDR memory (DDR4, LPDDR4, DDR5), DPHY, PLLs, DSPs, MIPI, Fabric, and I/O subsystems.




• Validation/Characterization Strategy & Execution
  Overseeing the validation and characterization of analog, digital, and mixed‑signal IPs, ensuring robust coverage from initial silicon bring‑up through production qualification.




• Planning & Infrastructure Development
  Guiding the development of validation plans, including bench hardware and software requirements, and ensure the team has the necessary tools and infrastructure to execute effectively.




• RTL Development for Test Enablement
  Supervising the creation of custom RTL test logic to support targeted validation and characterization efforts, enabling deeper insight into IP behavior.




• Silicon Bring‑Up & Debug Leadership
  Driving the bring‑up of new silicon products, driving validation and debug activities to assess IP functionality and performance. This includes characterizing datasheet parameters, performing statistical analysis of measured data, and overseeing datasheet preparation.




• Cross‑Functional Collaboration
  Acting as the central liaison between design, verification, manufacturing, test, quality, and marketing/application teams, ensuring alignment and smooth transition from silicon arrival to product release.




• Customer Support & Issue Resolution
  Providing leadership in resolving post‑release customer issues, coordinating with internal teams to ensure timely and effective solutions.

You Have…

• 15+ yearsof experience in silicon validation, including3–5 years in a leadership role.




• Master or Bachelor’s degree inElectrical Engineeringwith a strong passion for engineering and management in silicon design validation.




• Proven track record in managingcomplex validation projectsand leading cross‑functional teams.




• Deep expertise inhigh-speed SerDes interface characterizationandprotocol compliance testing(e.g., PCIe, Ethernet, SDI, CoaXpress, JESD204, MIPI D‑PHY, CSI/DSI‑2, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI).




• Strong background inhigh‑speed board design,signal integrity evaluation, and debug.




• Proficient inVerilog/VHDLand FPGA design implementation using industry‑standard tools.




• Skilled intest automation developmentusingPythonandPerl.




• Solid understanding ofstatistical analysisand tools such asJMPandR.




• Hands‑on experience withbench equipmentincluding BERT, VNA, oscilloscopes, and protocol analyzers.




• Exposure toFPGA‑based emulation and prototypingenvironments.




• Excellentwritten and verbal communication skillsfor effective collaboration across teams.




• Highlyself‑motivated, proactive, and strong incritical thinkingand problem‑solving.

Who Are We?

At Lattice, we’re a collaborative and solutions‑driven team that values innovation, problem‑solving, and having fun along the way. We specialize in developing low‑power, programmable logic technologies that power a wide range of applications—from the Edge to the Cloud.

Our products and solutions span differentiated programmable logic devices, system‑level solutions, design services, and IP licensing. As the leader in low‑power programmable technology, we help solve complex customer challenges across communications, computing, industrial, automotive, and consumer markets.

What sets us apart is our deep technical expertise, long‑standing customer relationships, and commitment to world‑class support. Together, we’re enabling a smarter, more secure, and connected world.

Join Team Lattice…and help us continue to drive innovation that creates a smarter, better‑connected world. Together, we enable what’s next.

At Lattice, we believe great engineers come from diverse backgrounds.

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:

India

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 1,000 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.