Senior Staff Design Engineer

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.; Malaysia; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Lattice Semiconductor Corp. in Malaysia seeks a Lead Modeling Design Engineer to oversee and contribute to the creation and validation of models for FPGAs, ensuring accuracy and performance.

You will lead a team of engineers, collaborate with cross‑functional design teams and internal customers to meet model requirements, while driving high‑quality modeling across analog, digital, and mixed‑signal circuits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years of experience.
• Proficiency in circuit modeling and simulation.
• Experience with SPICE, Verilog, VHDL, System Verilog.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools is a plus.
• Knowledge of semiconductor devices and circuit design principles is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and validation of models for analog, digital, and mixed‑signal circuits.
• Utilize simulation tools such as SPICE, Verilog, SystemVerilog, or similar, to perform digital circuit analysis.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of circuit modeling engineers.
• Collaborate with design engineers to understand circuit requirements and specifications.
• Collaborate with internal customers/consumers of the models to assure their needs are comprehended and objectives are met.
• Analyze simulation results and provide feedback to improve circuit designs.
• Optimize circuit models for performance, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Document modeling processes, assumptions, and results for internal and external stakeholders.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in circuit modeling techniques and tools.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Mentorship

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

SPICE

Verilog

VHDL

SystemVerilog

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 Lead Modeling Design Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing and contributing to the creation and validation of models used for Lattice FPGAs, ensuring their accuracy and performance. You will lead the technical development with a team of engineers, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and drive the design and development of high‑quality models for our products.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and validation of models for analog, digital, and mixed‑signal circuits.
• Utilize simulation tools such as Verilog, VHDL, SystemVerilog, or similar, to perform digital circuit analysis.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of circuit modeling engineers.
• Collaborate with design engineers to understand circuit requirements and specifications.
• Collaborate with internal customers/consumers of the models to assure their needs are comprehended and objectives are met.
• Analyze simulation results and provide feedback to improve circuit designs.
• Optimize circuit models for performance, accuracy, and efficiency.
• Document modeling processes, assumptions, and results for internal and external stakeholders.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in circuit modeling techniques and tools.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with 10+ years of experience.
• Proven experience in circuit modeling and simulation.
• Proficiency in using circuit simulation tools such as SPICE, Verilog, VHDL, System Verilog, or similar.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools is a plus.
• Knowledge of semiconductor devices and circuit design principles is preferred.

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.

At Lattice, we value the diversity of individuals, ideas, perspectives, insights and values, and what they bring to the workplace.

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 every level.

About Lattice:

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. 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.