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 Senior Manager to lead and scale our growing Foundation IP team in Penang. This is a critical leadership role responsible for building organizational capability, shaping technical direction, and delivering high-impact IP enablement across Lattice’s FPGA software ecosystem.
The ideal candidate is a strong technical leader with a proven track record in people leadership, capable of growing teams, developing future leaders, and driving execution in complex HW/SW environments.
You Will
- Build and scale a high-performing, multi-domain Foundation IP organization.
- Define and drive technical strategy for IP enablement within FPGA software tools.
- Partner cross-functionally with Hardware, Software, QA, Product and Apps teams globally.
- Develop a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement.
If you are passionate about growing people, influencing strategy, and leading through scale and complexity, we want you on our team.
Requirements And Skills
Technical Leadership
- Strong domain expertise in FPGA architecture (Memory, DSP, IO, PLL, Clock Network, Serdes), Foundation IP, or system-level IP domains
- Deep understanding of EDA flows (Synthesis, Place & Route, Timing, Simulation)
- Solid working knowledge of HDL (Verilog/System Verilog/VHDL) and simulation/debug ecosystems
Organizational Leadership
- Proven experience building and leading technical team.
- Ability to set direction, align stakeholders, and drive execution across various projects
Collaboration & Influence
- Strong cross-functional leadership across SW, HW, QA, Product, and Applications teams
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive alignment at organization level
- Excellent communication skills—able to translate complex technical topics into clear direction
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science
- 12–15+ years of industry experience in FPGA, EDA, or related domains
- 7+ years of management experience
- Proven experience in FPGA IP, device modelling, or EDA tool development environments
What Success Looks Like
- Successfully build, scale, and stabilize the Foundation IP team globally
- Establish a clear technical vision and roadmap aligned with device and tool strategy
- Deliver high-quality IP enablement integrated into Lattice tool flows
- Develop a strong leadership bench and sustain a high-performance culture
Additional Information
This position requires a successful background and reference checks and satisfactory proof of your right to work in:
Malaysia
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 ************* 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.