Staff Field Applications Engineer

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.

Job Description:

We are seeking a technically strong and customer-oriented Field Application Engineer (FAE) to support Lattice FPGA solutions. In this role, you will engage directly with customers to enable successful design-in and deployment of Lattice FPGA products. You will act as a bridge between customers, sales, and R&D, providing both pre-sales technical guidance and post-sales design support.

You’ll work directly with customers to enable platform security, root of trust, and secure system design for next-generation Comms.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to customers throughout the design cycle with a focus on Lattice FPGA solutions.

• Conduct product evaluations, proof-of-concept designs, and demos showcasing Lattice FPGAs.

• Guide customers through the Lattice design flow using Radiant, Diamond, Propel, or other Lattice toolchains.

• Deliver technical presentations, training, and workshops on Lattice solutions (e.g., PCIe and Communication solutions).

• Work with customers on system integration, including FPGA, processors, and interfaces.

• Troubleshoot timing closure, simulation, and board-level integration issues.

• Provide feedback to product and R&D teams on customer requirements and emerging application trends.

Job Requirements

Education & Background

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

• 10+ years of FPGA development, technical support, or FAE experience.

Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience with FPGA design flow: RTL coding (Verilog/VHDL/SystemVerilog), synthesis, simulation, and debugging.

• Strong knowledge of Lattice toolchains (Radiant, Diamond, Propel, Lattice Programming Cable tools).

• Understanding of standard interfaces such as I²C, SPI, LVDS and PCIe.

• Experience with high-bandwidth Ethernet Switch architecture is a Plus.

• Lab skills with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and FPGA prototyping boards.

Soft Skills

• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills.

• Strong presentation and communication abilities to engage customers effectively.

• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple customer projects.

• Willingness to travel for customer support, training, or technical meetings.

Additional Information:

This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:

Lattice 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. 

Lattice 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.  Applications are welcome from all qualified candidates.