Staff Engineer - Post Siiicon Validation

Lattice Semiconductor; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Lattice Semiconductor in Maharashtra seeks an ambitious Senior Silicon Design Validation engineer to drive IP validation from silicon arrival to production. You will gain exposure to Serdes, DDR, MIPI, and other IPs, develop validation plans, and create RTL test logic.

The role requires leading a small team, strong Verilog/VHDL skills, FPGA tools, and hands-on bench test experience with BERT, VNA, and oscilloscopes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in silicon design validation.
• Electrical engineering degree required.
• Ability to lead a small engineering team as tech lead.
• Expertise in high-speed Serdes interfaces and protocol testing.

Responsibilities

• Validate and characterize IPs from silicon arrival to production.
• Develop validation and characterization plans for IPs, bench hardware and software.
• Develop test logic RTL to achieve validation/characterization tests.
• Drive silicon bring-up, validation, and debug for IP functionality/performance.
• Characterize datasheet parameters and analyze data with statistical views.
• Collaborate with design, verification, manufacturing, test and marketing as product moves.

Skills

Serdes characterization

FPGA tools

Verilog/VHDL

Python

Perl

Test automation

Signal integrity

JMP

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.

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

The ideal candidate is highly motivated in developing a career in Silicon Design Validation engineering. You will get significant exposure and training in the following areas:

• Chance to learn FPGA and it's buildng block such as SERDES(PMA/PCS), Memory DDR(DDR4, LPDDR4, DDR5 etc), DPHY, PLL, DSP, MIPI, Fabric, I/O etc but not limited.
• Validate and characterize various IPs from silicon arrival to release to production.
• Develop validation and characterization plans for certain IP, bench hardware and software.
• Develop test logic RTL to achieve intended validation/characterization test.
• Drive new silicon product bring-up, validation, debug to asses IP functionality/performance. Characterizing data sheet parameters. Analyzing the measured data with statistical view. Data sheet preparation etc.
• Serve as the central resource with design, verification, manufacturing, test, quality and marketing/apps as the product(s) move Silicon arrival to product release.
• Supporting customer issues as required to resolve issues found after product release

You Have...

• 8+ years of experience
• Electrical Engineering degree with a strong desire to pursue an engineering career in Silicon Design Validation
• Capability to lead small group of teams as tech lead.
• Expertise in High Speed Serdes Interface characterization and protocol compliance testing such as PCIe/Ethernet/SDI/CoaXpress/JESD204, MIPI D-PHY, MIPI CSI/DSI-2, USB and DisplayPort/HDMI etc.
• Expertise in high speed board design and signal integrity evaluation/debug.
• Expertise in Verilog/VHDL and design implementation using FPGA development tools.
• Expertise 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 bench equipment for device characterization such as BERT, VNA, Oscilloscopes, Protocol Exerciser/Analyzers.
• Exposure on FPGA(emulation/prototyping etc)
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to work with cross-functional team
• Self-motivated and proactive with critical thinking.
• Good problem solving and debugging skills.

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.