Staff Design Verification Engineer

Lattice Semiconductor Corp.; George Town; Hybrid; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Lattice Semiconductor Penang, Malaysia is seeking a Staff Design Verification Engineer to lead verification planning, execution, and sign-off for complex FPGA/ASIC IPs and SoCs.

You will architect advanced SystemVerilog/UVM environments, drive coverage, and mentor junior engineers, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful product delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of ASIC/FPGA functional verification experience.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, and assertion-based verification.

Responsibilities

• Lead verification planning, execution, and sign-off for complex FPGA/ASIC IPs, subsystems, and SoC-level designs.
• Define verification methodologies, test strategies, coverage goals, and closure criteria for project deliverables.
• Architect and develop advanced SystemVerilog/UVM verification environments, reusable verification components, scoreboards, assertions, and coverage models.
• Drive verification closure through functional coverage, code coverage, regression analysis, and risk assessments.
• Lead debug of complex RTL, integration, low-power, timing, and gate-level simulation issues.
• Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, validation engineers, firmware teams, and program managers to ensure successful product execution.
• Provide technical leadership for verification methodologies, automation, infrastructure, and best practices across projects.
• Mentor and guide verification engineers, perform design and verification reviews, and drive team technical excellence.
• Support silicon bring-up, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations as required.
• Drive continuous improvements in verification productivity, quality, and reusability.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

Assertion-based verification

Constrained-random verification

Python

Shell scripting

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Python

Perl

Shell

Job description

## Staff Design Verification EngineerApply: Penang, Malaysia: Full time: Posted Today: R-103528# **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:**### Responsibilities* Lead verification planning, execution, and sign-off for complex FPGA/ASIC IPs, subsystems, and SoC-level designs.* Define verification methodologies, test strategies, coverage goals, and closure criteria for project deliverables.* Architect and develop advanced SystemVerilog/UVM verification environments, reusable verification components, scoreboards, assertions, and coverage models.* Drive verification closure through functional coverage, code coverage, regression analysis, and risk assessments.* Lead debug of complex RTL, integration, low-power, timing, and gate-level simulation issues.* Collaborate with architects, RTL designers, validation engineers, firmware teams, and program managers to ensure successful product execution.* Provide technical leadership for verification methodologies, automation, infrastructure, and best practices across projects.* Mentor and guide verification engineers, perform design and verification reviews, and drive team technical excellence.* Support silicon bring-up, failure analysis, and root-cause investigations as required.* Drive continuous improvements in verification productivity, quality, and reusability. ### Required Qualifications* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.* 8+ years of ASIC/FPGA functional verification experience.* Strong expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, and assertion-based verification.* Proven experience leading verification of complex IPs, subsystems, or SoCs from planning through sign-off.* Strong debugging skills in RTL, gate-level, and system-level verification environments.* Experience with constrained-random verification, coverage-driven verification, and regression management.* Proficiency in Python, Perl, Shell, or other scripting languages.* Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. ### Preferred Qualifications* Experience with PCIe, USB, MIPI CSI/DSI, Ethernet, SerDes, USB, or similar high-speed protocols.* Experience with low-power verification (UPF/CPF).* Experience with GLS, timing validation, and post-silicon debug.* Experience driving verification methodology and infrastructure improvements across multiple projects.* Proven ability to mentor engineers and lead technical initiatives. **Additional Information:**This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:MalaysiaLattice 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.### Our ValuesAt 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 customersand 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 productsand 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.### Awards & AccoladesLattice is strengthening is leadership in compute, communications, industrial, and embedded markets – underscored by multiple award wins that recognize its innovation, leadership, workplace culture, and collaboration-driven solutions.### About Us**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.