Staff QA Engineer

Job Title

Staff QA Engineer

Role Summary

Lead QA engineering for hardware‑firmware‑software solutions, focusing on functional and automated testing of ASIC/SoC and firmware-based systems. Work cross-functionally with firmware, hardware, and product teams to validate integrations, performance, and customer workflows.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Requires 7+ years of QA engineering experience, including at least 4 years in solutions testing, functional testing, and test automation.

Responsibilities

Design and execute tests and automation to validate hardware, firmware, and software integrations; provide technical leadership and improve QA processes.

• Design comprehensive functional and automation test cases from requirements and customer workflows.
• Build and maintain test automation frameworks that interact with hardware and firmware layers.
• Perform hands-on validation of hardware‑firmware integration and benchmark performance.
• Translate domain solutions and operational workflows into executable test scenarios.
• Work with firmware, hardware, and product teams to clarify requirements and verify fixes.
• Optimize test execution and automation to reduce time‑to‑quality.
• Provide QA technical leadership, define best practices, and mentor junior QA engineers.
• Produce clear test reports and actionable quality assessments for stakeholders.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, tools experience, and demonstrated outcomes.

• 7+ years of QA engineering experience, with 4+ years in solutions testing and automation.
• Experience developing test automation frameworks for ASIC/SoC/firmware systems.
• Strong understanding of hardware description languages and hardware/firmware design principles (Verilog, VHDL).
• Experience validating hardware‑firmware integration and firmware layer testing.
• Proficiency in one or more test automation languages: Python, C, C++, SystemVerilog, or Tcl.
• Experience with hardware test equipment and embedded debugging tools (logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.).
• Ability to analyze customer deployment workflows and produce detailed, executable test cases.
• Strong troubleshooting, communication, and cross‑functional collaboration skills; experience working with customer environments.
• Proven ability to lead QA practices and mentor team members.
• Nice-to-have: experience developing AI-based automation to accelerate testing and reduce manual effort.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.