Design Engineer

Lattice Semiconductor; George Town; On-site; MYR 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Lattice Semiconductor seeks an FPGA-focused engineer to integrate and validate FPGA-based designs, ensuring interoperability across hardware, software, and firmware. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams on system design and drive test coverage, bring-up, and debugging across the stack.

The role emphasizes strong English communication, independent work, and contribution to design decisions with clear documentation of validation results.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 2+ years of FPGA system integration and validation experience.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Independent and team-oriented with adaptability.

Responsibilities

• Integrate and validate FPGA-based specifications and components across designs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on system design integration.
• Plan test coverage, bring-up and interoperability testing, and debug across stack.
• Review results and drive design improvements.
• Document design decisions, interfaces, and validation results.

Skills

FPGA design

IP protocols

C/C++

Python

Documentation

Embedded tools

I2C/SPI/USB

Test planning

Education

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Logic analyzers

Verification 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.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate and validate FPGA-based specifications and components across connectivity and embedded designs.


• Partner with cross-functional developers on system design integration, ensuring interoperability across hardware, software, and firmware boundaries.


• Collaborate with validation teams to plan test coverage, execute bring-up and interoperability testing, and debug issues across the hardware, software, and firmware stack.


• Review test results and data to identify root causes and drive design improvements.


• Document system design decisions, interface behavior, and validation results for internal and customer-facing use.

Key Skills

• Hands-on experience developing reference designs for FPGA-based systems.


• Working knowledge of IP protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, DisplayPort, HDMI, MIPI, SDI, USB, and I2C.


• Experience in logic verification, debug, and timing closure for FPGA-based systems.


• Experience with bring-up, interoperability, and system-level test planning and execution.


• Programming skills in C/C++, Perl, TCL, or Python.


• Strong written documentation skills, with the ability to clearly capture design decisions, interface behavior, and validation results for internal and customer-facing audiences.


• Experience with embedded development tools, logic analyzers, and I2C/SPI/USB analyzers is an advantage.


• Knowledge of RISC-V systems is an advantage.

Education And Experience

• BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, or a related field.


• 2+ years of experience in FPGA system integration and validation.


• Independent and self-motivated, capable of executing under dynamic environments and uncertainty.


• Outstanding English communication skills, both written and verbal, required.


• Must be able to work independently as well as in a team environment.

Additional Information

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

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.