Senior Applications Engineer – FPGA Tools

Location: San Jose, CA, US

Employment Type: FULL_TIME

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.

Responsibilities & Skills

• Key Responsibilities 

  • Enable FPGA software tool adoption through:  

  • Conducting analysis of tool capabilities and user requirements. 

  • Preparing documentation and best practices for tool usage. 

  • Delivering training sessions and user enablement programs. 

  • Provide ITAR compliant support, ensuring adherence to export control regulations and internal processes. 

  • Collaborate with engineering teams to improve workflows and tool integration. 

  • Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to FPGA development tools and operating environments. 

  • Strong expertise in scripting/programming and comfortable using AI tools and frameworks for automation 

  • Act as a subject matter expert for FPGA design flows, assisting customers and internal teams. 

  Preferred Qualification (Requirements) 

  This position requires knowledge and experience in the entire FPGA development tool flow from design entry to place-and-route and timing closure. Preferred skills include simulation, scripting, and RTL design experience. Experience with Lattice FPGA design software tools is a plus. 

   

  The following experience and skills are required for this position: 

  • Must be a U.S. person for Aerospace and Defense market segment support 

  • BSEE or similar degree 

  • 5+ years of FPGA design tool experience (e.g., Radiant, Diamond, Quartus, Vivado) 

  • Strong understanding and experience in Verilog/VHDL/SystemVerilog  

  • Strong understanding and experience in logic synthesis tools such as Synplify Pro 

  • Strong understanding and experience in FPGA implementation flow such as place-and-route, static timing analysis, and timing closure 

  • Solid experience working with Linux environments, with the ability to manage and troubleshoot OS-level issues as needed 

  • Outstanding English communication skills, both written and verbal 

  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment 

• Additional Job Description

  The following experience and skills are a plus for this position: 

  • Experience with a variety of EDA software simulation tools for FPGA development, including ModelSim/QuestaSim, VCS, and/or Xcelium 

  • Good understanding of FPGA architecture and applications 

  • Hands-on FPGA development experience, including verification 

  • Scripting languages such as TCL, Perl, or Python