Senior FPGA Engineer at lamresearch

Department: Software Engineering

Compensation

$141,000 – $307,000/yr

Setup: On-site
Location: Fremont, California
Type: Full-time
Level: senior
Posted: Sep 22, 2026

Description

Lam Research is hiring a Software Engineer to design, develop, troubleshoot, and debug embedded software and FPGA solutions for semiconductor plasma etcher equipment. The role involves hardware-software partitioning, peripheral-device control, signal-processing algorithms, FPGA design and verification, and collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams. Candidates need extensive embedded-systems experience, FPGA and digital/analog design expertise, and relevant degrees; the position offers hybrid On-site Flex or Virtual Flex work models and a California San Francisco Bay Area salary range of $141,000 to $307,000.

Required Skills

FPGA design
VHDL
SystemVerilog
Xilinx Vivado
AXI buses
UVM verification
Matlab
Simulink
Python
Xilinx Zynq
Digital signal processing
RTOS
Communications protocols
Analog circuit design
Schematic design
Test automation
Git

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's or master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
Required Previous Experiences: 12+ years of embedded system architecture and design experience
Xilinx Vivado and AXI bus design experience
Xilinx Zynq and RTOS application-layer experience
Industrial embedded-system design, SDLC, and test automation experience
Preferred Qualifications: Prior semiconductor equipment experience
Distributed embedded controls experience
C++ or C# software development skills

About lamresearch

lamresearch

semiconductor manufacturing equipment and services

Lam Research is a global supplier of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and services. Its wafer fabrication solutions enable customers to build smaller, faster, and more powerful electronic devices. The company creates solutions that enable chipmakers to power progress, and says semiconductor manufacturing is a highly complex and iterative process.

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