Senior IP Designer Engineer

Job Title

Senior IP Designer Engineer

Role Summary

Technical lead for Connectivity IP on Lattice FPGAs. Translate architecture and specifications into high-speed RTL implementations, optimize for performance, power, and area, and collaborate with validation, verification, and system teams.

Experience Level

Senior — minimum of 5 years of FPGA IP design experience.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include hands-on RTL delivery and cross-team technical leadership.

• Design and implement high-speed RTL for connectivity IP (focus on performance, power, and logic utilization).
• Perform logic verification, debug, and timing closure activities for IP blocks.
• Develop and maintain example designs, testbenches, and soft-IP packaging.
• Collaborate with architects, system validation, and interoperability test teams to validate IP on hardware.
• Provide technical leadership and mentor junior engineers on RTL design and verification practices.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills first; nice-to-have items noted.

• Must-have: Hands-on FPGA RTL design experience with demonstrated ability in logic verification, debug, and timing closure.
• Must-have: Programming skills in C/C++, Perl, Tcl or Python for automation and test development.
• Must-have: Independent, self-motivated, able to work effectively in a dynamic R&D environment.
• Must-have: Legal right to work in Malaysia.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with high-speed SERDES and video protocols (HDMI, SDI, DisplayPort, MIPI).
• Nice-to-have: Hardware validation or interoperability testing experience.
• Nice-to-have: Experience in soft IP packaging, example design, and testbench development.

Education Requirements

BS, MS, or PhD in Electronics or Computer Engineering. The posting specifies a minimum of 5 years of FPGA IP design experience.

About the Company

Company: Lattice Semiconductor

Headquarters: Portland, Oregon, USA

Lattice Semiconductor specializes in low power, small-form-factor programmable logic devices and solutions. The company is known for its innovative technology that enables a wide range of applications, including communication, consumer, and industrial markets.