{"id":3670002,"url":"https://alion.io/job/lattice-semiconductor-staff-design-engineer","title":"Staff Design Engineer","company":{"id":1792396,"name":"Lattice Semiconductor","domain":"latticesemi.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/latticesemi","size_band":"501-1000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":93,"open_postings":11,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.273,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":44,"computed_at":"2026-11-08T05:47:12Z"}},"role":"Industrial Engineering","role_family":"Industrial Engineering","seniority":"staff","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Pune, India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":12,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Python","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T08:57:51Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-03","last_verified_at":"2026-11-08T05:22:03Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"Lattice Overview\nThere 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.\nEnergy 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.\nJob Description:\nRole Specifics\n\nThis is a full-time individual contributor position located in Pune, India.\nThe role will focus on FPGA-based board development projects concentrated in Pune and similar time zones.\nThe qualified candidate will own the architecture, design, and delivery of high-speed boards based on marketing and product requirements, from concept through bring-up and release.\nThe qualified candidate will work closely with layout, RTL, firmware, and systems teams to ensure boards are delivered on schedule with high quality.\nThe successful candidate will be open and willing to both (a) share best-known methods in board design, signal integrity, and thermal management with the existing team, and (b) learn from the team about the specific needs of highly programmable FPGA platforms. This role requires being both a strong educator and an open-minded student.\nOccasional travel as needed.\nKey Responsibilities\n\nDevelop FPGA-based boards from marketing requirements, translating them into hardware specifications, architecture, schematics, and bill of materials.\nDesign high-speed board interfaces including LPDDR4/5, PCIe Gen3/Gen4, MIPI, 1G/10G/25G Ethernet, and USB 2.0/3.0/3.1.\nOwn board-level signal integrity and power integrity planning, including stack-up definition, impedance control, constraint development, and pre- and post-layout analysis.\nPerform board-level thermal analysis and drive thermal mitigation strategies to meet reliability and performance targets.\nDrive component engineering activities, including component selection, qualification, second-source strategy, lifecycle and obsolescence management, and supply risk assessment.\nWork closely with layout engineers on placement, routing strategy, and design reviews to complete layout on schedule.\nCollaborate with component suppliers, PCB fabrication houses, and assembly partners to resolve issues and meet cost, quality, and delivery commitments.\nPlan and lead board bring-up, working with RTL and firmware teams to complete bring-up, debug, and validation activities on time.\nCreate and maintain complete design documentation, including specifications, schematics, design review records, test plans, bring-up reports, and release packages.\nLead design reviews and provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior engineers.\nCollaborate with cross-functional teams, including ASIC, software, systems, manufacturing, and product management, to align board development with product roadmaps.\nDrive continuous improvement in design methodologies, reuse, and best practices across board development projects.\nRequired Skills\n\nBachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.\n Minimum of 12 years of experience in hardware and board design, with multiple products taken from concept to production.\nStrong understanding of FPGA architectures and FPGA-based board design, including power sequencing, configuration, clocking, and I/O planning.\nHands-on experience with high-speed interfaces: LPDDR4/5, PCIe Gen3/Gen4, MIPI (D-PHY/C-PHY), 1G/10G/25G Ethernet, and USB 2.0/3.0/3.1.\nProven expertise in high-speed board design, including SI/PI analysis and use of simulation tools.\nGood understanding of board-level thermal analysis and cooling techniques.\nSolid knowledge of component engineering, including vendor evaluation, part qualification, and BOM optimization.\nExperience working with PCB layout tools and close collaboration with layout engineers.\nStrong debugging and problem-solving skills using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, protocol analyzers, TDRs, and VNAs.\nExperience in board bring-up planning and execution, working with RTL and firmware teams.\nExcellent documentation skills and the ability to produce clear, complete design artifacts.\nExcellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with suppliers, fabrication and assembly partners, and internal teams.\nProven ability to work with multiple groups across different sites and time zones.\nPreferred Skills\n\nExperience with design for manufacturing (DFM), design for test (DFT), and design for reliability.\nFamiliarity with EMI/EMC and regulatory compliance considerations.\nExperience with scripting languages (Python, Tcl, etc.) for automation of design and test tasks.\nExperience mentoring or technically leading engineering teams.\nExperience with interface compliance testing and certification.\nAdditional Information:\nThis position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:\nIndiaLattice 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.\nLattice 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. 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