Senior Manager, Post-Silicon Validation Engineering
Lattice SemiconductorJob Title
Senior Manager, Post-Silicon Validation Engineering
Role Summary
Lead a post-silicon validation engineering team in Pune responsible for silicon bring-up, validation, characterization, and production release of FPGA products and IP blocks.
Provide technical direction, develop validation strategy and infrastructure, coordinate cross-functional teams, and drive resolution of post-release issues. This role requires eligibility to work in India and successful background checks.
Experience Level
Senior — typically 15+ years in silicon validation, including 3–5 years in a leadership role.
Responsibilities
Lead and manage post-silicon validation activities from first silicon to production release:
- Develop and execute validation and characterization strategies for analog, digital, and mixed-signal IP.
- Oversee silicon bring-up, debug, datasheet characterization, and statistical analysis of measured data.
- Define bench hardware and software requirements and build validation infrastructure and test environments.
- Supervise development of RTL test logic to enable targeted validation and characterization.
- Lead cross-functional coordination with design, verification, manufacturing, test, quality, and applications teams.
- Provide leadership for customer issue resolution and post-release support.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and experience:
- Proven track record managing complex silicon validation projects and leading cross-functional teams.
- Deep expertise in high-speed SerDes characterization and protocol compliance testing.
- Experience with high-speed board design, signal integrity evaluation, and debug.
- Proficient in Verilog/VHDL and FPGA implementation flows.
- Test automation development using Python and Perl.
- Statistical analysis experience with tools such as JMP or R.
- Hands-on use of bench equipment: BERT, VNA, oscilloscopes, and protocol analyzers.
- Exposure to FPGA-based emulation and prototyping environments.
- Strong written and verbal communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with specific protocols (PCIe, Ethernet, JESD204, MIPI, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI, SDI, CoaXpress).
Education Requirements
Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
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.
