AI-Driven FPGA Architect — Power-Efficient Design

Lattice Semiconductor Corp; United States; On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Lattice Semiconductor, “the low power programmable leader,” is seeking an experienced FPGA Architecture Engineer to define, evaluate, and realize next-generation FPGA architectures. This role connects architectural exploration with hardware implementation and software/CAD enablement, emphasizing power efficiency while balancing performance, area, and software quality of results.

You’ll collaborate with SW CAD development and IC HW design teams to ensure architecture meets SW QOR and HW PPA

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• Typically, 10 years of relevant experience; candidates with strong relevant accomplishments and fewer years will also be considered.
• Experience in FPGA architecture, FPGA CAD, or ASIC/chip design, with demonstrated ability to reason about architectural tradeoffs.
• Understanding of digital design and the relationship between architecture, implementation, and power, performance, and area.
• Programming and modeling skills for architectural research and analysis, including Python; familiarity with Verilog or VHDL.
• Initiative, clear technical communication, and effective cross-functional collaboration.
• Especially Valuable: Experience with commercial FPGA architectures and CAD tools.
• Experience connecting architectural decisions to hardware implementation, CAD behavior, or customer workloads.
• Relevant FPGA architecture research supported by models, experiments, or publications.
• Experience applying AI/ML or generative-AI tools to engineering problems, with an interest in advancing their practical use.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and define next generation FPGA fabric architectures
• AI-accelerated FPGA architectural exploration and optimization
• FPGA architectural modeling and evaluation
• Work closely with SW CAD development and IC HW design teams to ensure the architecture can meet SW QOR (Quality of Results) and HW PPA (Power, Performance, Area) goals

Skills

FPGA architecture

FPGA CAD tools

Python

Verilog/VHDL

Education

BS, MS, or PhD in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science

Tools

FPGA CAD tools

ASIC/FPGA CAD tools

Job description

Lattice Semiconductor, “the low power programmable leader,” is seeking an experienced FPGA Architecture Engineer to define, evaluate, and realize next-generation FPGA architectures. This role connects architectural exploration with hardware implementation and software/CAD enablement, emphasizing power efficiency while balancing performance, area, and software quality of results.

You’ll collaborate with SW CAD development and IC HW design teams to ensure architecture meets SW QOR and HW PPA