Vice President, Applications Engineering

Lattice Semiconductor Corp; United States; On-site; USD 263,000 - 356,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement plans

Equity & incentives

Job summary

Lattice Semiconductor Corp seeks a Vice President for Applications Engineering to lead a global, multi-site organization that bridges silicon, firmware, and customer solutions. You will drive reference designs, enablement collateral, and hands-on customer engagement across all product families, partnering with R&D leadership to accelerate adoption.

You will shape the engagement model from pre-sales to production ramp for diverse customers, set qualification standards, and lead enablement and

Responsibilities

• Lead global Applications Engineering org delivering reference designs, enablement collateral, evaluation kits, and customer engagement across all Lattice product families.
• Own the technical customer engagement model from pre-sales through design-in through production ramp for hyperscaler, ODM, OEM, and industrial customers.
• Own the Applications Engineering methodology for standardized customer qualification, including firmware type, boot and trust configuration, and target platform.
• Own Customer Enablement including developer collateral, sample delivery, evaluation platforms, and technical training programs.
• Own Customer Support strategy and delivery across product families in partnership with regional Field Applications Engineering.
• Lead a global multi-site organization across Penang, San Jose, Hillsboro, and Taipei; hire, mentor, and promote senior technical leaders.

Skills

Leadership

Global team management

Customer enablement

Budget planning

Executive communication

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: About the Opportunity

This role sits at the intersection of the Lattice FPGA Business Unit and Applications Engineering. Applications Engineering is the technical bridge between our silicon and firmware platform and the customer solutions that hyperscalers, ODMs, OEMs, and industrial customers deploy at scale. As a senior leader in this role, you own the applications and customer enablement capabilities that convert silicon and firmware into customer-shipping designs. You partner with the Corporate Vice President for Solutions R&D and PLM, AMI firmware leadership, the FPGA Business Unit, and Central Engineering to deliver the next generation of Lattice programmable platforms.

The Role

As the Vice President for Applications Engineering, you lead a global multi-site organization spanning Verification, Applications Engineering, Customer Enablement, and Customer Support. You are the senior technical leader responsible for the applications capabilities, customer engagement, and technical enablement that scale Lattice products and accelerate customer adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• Applications Engineering Own the global Applications Engineering organization delivering reference designs, technical enablement collateral, evaluation kits, and hands‑on customer engagement across all Lattice product families and Solutions BU pillars.
• Own the technical customer engagement model from pre‑sales through design‑in through production ramp for hyperscaler, ODM, OEM, and industrial customer segments.
• Own the Applications Engineering methodology for standardized customer qualification, including firmware type, boot and trust configuration, and target platform.
• Customer Enablement and Support Own Customer Enablement including developer collateral, sample delivery, evaluation platforms, and technical training programs.
• Own Customer Support strategy and delivery across product families in partnership with regional Field Applications Engineering.
• Team Leadership and Site Locality Lead a global multi‑site organization across Penang, San Jose, Hillsboro, and Taipei. Hire, mentor, and promote senior technical leaders and individual contributors at each site. Maintain deep working credibility with Lattice Programmable Group (LPG) team members, LSV and LPQ team members, and other Lattice R&D sites.
• Executive Partnership Partner with the Vice President for Solutions R&D and PLM, FPGA Business Unit leadership, AMI firmware leadership, Central Engineering, and Corporate functions. Represent Applications Engineering in Executive Leadership Team discussions. Own the operating budget and headcount plan for the function in coordination with Finance and the SVP R&D.

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 309202.96

• 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. 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.

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.

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.

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.