Sr. Custom Circuit Design Engineer (Memory, FPGA Fabric Designer)

Lattice Semiconductor; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Lattice Semiconductor in Pune, India, is seeking an experienced memory and custom circuit designer to join our high-performance design team. You will contribute to memory and custom circuit design, verification, and integration across advanced FinFET CMOS technologies.

The role requires 5+ years in memory/circuit design, strong problem-solving and collaboration skills, and the ability to manage design flows from circuit to physical implementation. Master’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's in electrical engineering; a Master’s is preferred.
• Over 5 years in memory and custom circuit design, verification, and integration.
• Strong memory design, high-speed and low-power techniques.
• Excellent problem-solving and collaborative communication.

Responsibilities

• Design and development of high-speed, low-power memory blocks.
• Simulation, SPICE, and verification of major circuit blocks.
• Layout planning with tight pitch‑matched memory layouts.
• Collaborate with architecture/design teams to meet PPA targets.

Skills

Memory design

Custom circuit design

Verification

High-speed design

Low-power design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

SPICE simulations

ASIC design tools

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and Development: Development of high-speed and low-power Custom Circuit Designer (ex. Memory, FPGA Fabric Designer). These designs to be implemented in advanced semiconductor technologies, including FinFET and nanometer CMOS.
• Simulation and Verification: Work involves schematic capture, SPICE simulations, and margin and functional verification of major circuit blocks.
• Layout Planning: Oversee layout planning and ensure tight pitch‑matched memory layout and area optimized custom layout.
• Collaboration: Work closely with architecture and design teams to define PPA (Performance, Power, Area) and yield targets.
• Full Design Flow: Manage the full design flow, including circuit design, physical implementation, compiler usage, characterization, timing, and model generation.
• Innovation: Bring innovative and revolutionary ideas to life in our products, influencing various parts of our FPGA designs.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, or a related field. A Master’s is preferred.
• Experience: Over 5 years of experience in memory and custom circuit design, verification, validation, and integration.
• Technical Skills: Strong knowledge of custom memory design, high speed, low power as well as custom circuit design. Expertise in high‑performance and low‑power design techniques.
• Soft Skills: Excellent problem‑solving skills, strong communication abilities, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large density memory cell design for high yield.
• Knowledge of semiconductor device fundamentals.
• Experience in custom circuit design #LI-DNP.

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.

At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace. At Lattice, our core values aren’t just something we look for in candidates – they’re something we actively cultivate and live by every day.

GROWTH

We foster a culture where everyone strives for continuous learning and development. We challenge ourselves to boldly deliver exceptional growth and value for customers and shareholders.

RELIABILITY

Our customers trust us to deliver, and we take that responsibility seriously. By committing ourselves to dependable supply, support, and solutions, we build strong collaboration that lasts and thrives.

EXECUTION

Innovation turns great ideas into results. Together, we create differentiated products and solutions through disciplined planning, decisiveness, and timely delivery with uncompromising quality.

ACCOUNTABILITY

We own our actions and outcomes: holding ourselves to the highest standards, agilely adapting to change, delivering on our commitments, and empowering each other to drive our success.

TRANSPARENCY

Openness builds trust. We lead with integrity and candor, facing hard facts and embracing tough conversations with clear communication, decisive action, and open honesty at each level.

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Lattice is strengthening its leadership in compute, communications, industrial, and embedded markets – underscored by multiple award wins that recognize its innovation, leadership, workplace culture, and collaboration‑driven solutions. Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) is the low‑power programmable leader. For over 40 years, Lattice has driven innovation in the semiconductor industry. Our compact, power‑efficient field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are essential to building a secure, intelligent, and connected world. Lattice is the #1 supplier of small FPGAs worldwide, with the largest installed base in the industry. Our solutions are trusted by over 11,000 customers globally, spanning the compute, communications, industrial, and embedded markets. Founded in 1983 in Oregon’s Silicon Forest, Lattice has grown into a global leader with a passionate team dedicated to pushing the boundaries of programmable logic and fostering a culture of innovation. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon with major operations in San Jose, California, Shanghai, China, and Manilla, Philippines.