Senior Embedded Software 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.

Responsibilities & Skills

Key Responsibilities

• Own the architecture, development, and lifecycle of device drivers for on‑chip and external peripherals (Ethernet, PCIe, USB, SPI, I2C, UART, GPIO), ensuring scalability across silicon revisions and product generations.
• Design and implement low‑level driver software across bootloader, OS/RTOS, and embedded Linux environments, defining clear driver interfaces aligned with platform‑level software architecture.
• Lead system bring‑up and early silicon debug at the HW/SW boundary, resolving complex integration issues using tools such as JTAG and logic analyzers.
• Collaborate closely with hardware, Soft IP, systems, and validation teams on HW/SW co‑design, interface definition, and architectural decisions.
• Drive root‑cause analysis of complex issues spanning device drivers, firmware, operating systems, and hardware, optimizing for performance, reliability, and maintainability.
• Provide technical leadership through code and design reviews and clear driver architecture and bring‑up documentation, supporting integration, validation, and long‑term sustainment.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in embedded software and firmware development at the hardware/software boundary
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ for embedded systems
• Hands‑on experience developing and debugging device drivers, including bootloaders (e.g., U‑Boot), embedded Linux, and RTOS‑based systems
• Experience with bare‑metal and RTOS environments (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr) and familiarity with embedded Linux
• Solid understanding of embedded processor architectures (e.g., RISC‑V, ARM); experience with FPGA‑based or soft‑processor platforms is a plus
• Experience with system bring‑up, early silicon debug, and HW/SW integration, using tools such as JTAG or logic analyzers
• Ability to read and understand hardware schematics, register maps, and interface specifications
• Experience participating in or leading code and design reviews; strong documentation and communication skills
• Familiarity with complex peripherals (e.g., PCIe, USB, Ethernet) and scripting (e.g., Python) is a plus