Senior FPGA Silicon Bring-Up & Validation Engineer

Lattice Semiconductor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity

Benefits

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Lattice Semiconductor in San Jose, CA is seeking a hands-on validation engineer to drive board-level bring-up and FPGA IP validation across SERDES, DDR, MIPI, and more. You will develop validation plans and write RTL/test scripts to move silicon from arrival to production.

You bring 5+ years in silicon or post-silicon validation, an Electrical Engineering degree, strong signal integrity skills, Verilog/VHDL proficiency, and Python/Perl scripting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in silicon or post-silicon validation.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Hands-on high-speed interface characterization (PCIe, Ethernet, MIPI, USB, etc.).
• Proficiency in Verilog/VHDL and FPGA development tools.
• Python or Perl scripting for test automation.
• Experience with bench equipment (BERT, VNA, Oscilloscopes).

Responsibilities

• Lead board-level bring-up and validation of FPGA IPs — SERDES, DDR, DPHY, PCIe, MIPI and more.
• Develop validation and characterization plans from silicon arrival through production release.
• Write test logic RTL and automation scripts to drive validation coverage.
• Characterize datasheet parameters and analyze data with tools like JMP or R.
• Debug silicon issues across design, verification, manufacturing and test teams.
• Support customer escalations post-release as needed.

Skills

silicon validation

FPGA development tools

Verilog/VHDL

Python/Perl scripting

high-speed interface

signal integrity

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

JMP

R

FPGA toolchains

Job description

Lattice Semiconductor in San Jose, CA is seeking a hands-on validation engineer to drive board-level bring-up and FPGA IP validation across SERDES, DDR, MIPI, and more. You will develop validation plans and write RTL/test scripts to move silicon from arrival to production.

You bring 5+ years in silicon or post-silicon validation, an Electrical Engineering degree, strong signal integrity skills, Verilog/VHDL proficiency, and Python/Perl scripting.