SoC Chip Lead

Lattice Semiconductor; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Healthcare

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Job summary

Lattice Semiconductor is seeking a Senior SoC Chip Lead for our San Jose office. You will own chip tapeout, drive architecture decisions, and lead cross-functional teams across multiple sites to accelerate development of next-generation SoCs.

Qualifications include 20+ years in FPGA/SoC design, expert SystemVerilog and SSTA skills, and a proven track record of delivering tapeouts. This role emphasizes leadership, architecture influence, and strategic roadmap planning.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering; 20+ years FPGA/SoC design experience.
• Established track record leading programs from concept to tape-out and production release.
• Expertise in SystemVerilog, synthesis, and static timing analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of MCMs with FPGA and ASSPs using 2.5D/3D CAD and chiplet-based architectures across generations.
• Own chip tapeout and tape-in of chip quality with accountability.
• Drive cross-functional technical leadership across sites; translate requirements into priorities and execution paths.
• Partner with architects, RTL engineers, and software teams to evaluate architecture tradeoffs and drive HW design decisions across the SoC.
• Lead cycle-approximate performance modeling to enable architectural exploration ahead of RTL availability.
• Present project status and roadmaps to executive leadership, focusing on growth markets and opportunities.

Skills

SystemVerilog

Synthesis

Static timing analysis

SoC design

FPGA

Cross-functional leadership

Executive presentations

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

2.5D packaging

3D/Chiplet architectures

Emulation & pre-silicon validation

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

We are looking for a senior SoC Chip Lead to join our San Jose office.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development of MCMs with FPGA and ASSPs utilizing 2.5D/3D advanced packaging technologies and chiplet-based architectures across multiple program generations
• Own chip tapeout and chip signoff with full accountability for chip quality
• Drive cross-functional technical leadership across multiple sites; translate product requirements into clear priorities, tradeoffs, and execution paths
• Partner with architects, RTL engineers, and software teams to evaluate architecture tradeoffs and drive hardware design decisions across the SoC
• Lead cycle-approximate performance modeling to enable architectural exploration ahead of RTL availability and accelerate early software development
• Quantify system-level tradeoffs across compute, memory bandwidth, and on-chip interconnect to shape reference architectures and inform long-term silicon strategy
• Own system-level debug spanning floor-planning, power distribution, clocking, timing closure, and SI/PI
• Engage with leading IP vendors to define and execute the IP roadmap; conduct competitive benchmarking
• Present project status and technology roadmaps to executive leadership, with a focus on new growth markets and opportunities
• Apply agentic AI methodologies to scale and accelerate design execution

Required Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 20+ years of FPGA/SoC design experience
• Established track record leading programs from concept to tape-out and production release
• Expertise in SystemVerilog, synthesis, and static timing analysis
• Deep expertise across SoC domains including High-speed interfaces, System Interconnects, Processor subsystems, and 2.5D/3D packaging and chiplet-based architectures
• Own system-level functional and performance modeling across SoC subsystems, ensuring RTL correlation and supporting emulation-based pre-silicon validation
• Define and own DFx methodology including scan, BIST, and manufacturing test from IP to chip level
• Experience debugging complex use cases through verification, emulation, and system validation
• Demonstrated ability to lead and grow geographically distributed, cross-functional engineering teams
• Strong written and oral communication skills with a history of executive-level presentations

Pay & Benefits

Consistent with Lattice Semiconductor values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. We have a market-based pay structure which varies by location. Please note that the base pay range is a guideline, and our compensation range reflects the cost of labor in the U.S. geographic market based on the location of the role. Pay within these ranges varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and relevant work experience. For candidates who receive and offer, the starting salary will vary based on various factors including, but not limited to, such qualifications as, skill level, competencies, and work location. The range provided may represent a candidate range and may not reflect the full range for an individual tenured employee.

Base Pay Range 248400

In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for variable/ incentive compensation and/ or equity.

In addition, this role is eligible for a comprehensive, competitive benefits package which may include healthcare and retirement plans, paid time off, and more!

Additional Information

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in the United States.

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.

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Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.

As an E-Verify employer, we use this system to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires in accordance with federal law. All applicants will be required to complete a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, upon hire. We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job candidates and will comply with all E-Verify regulations.

Core Values

At 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 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.