Hardware & Silicon Validation Principal Engineer

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
paid time off, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Santa Clara
5488 Marvell Lane (Show on map)
Aug 04, 2025
About Marvell Marvell's semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, automotive, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities. At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleeting trends, Marvell is a place to thrive, learn, and lead. Your Team, Your Impact The Marvell post silicon validation group designs and develops test platforms for validating multi-core Arm-based Network processors and custom ASIC's, used in many communication infrastructure applications such as 5G base stations, hard disk drive (HDD), Fiber Channel (FC), solid-state drive (SSD), NICs, Data Center and Cloud Computing platforms. As a member of the Post-Silicon Validation team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to several areas of product development and validation including functional, electrical, and system stress. Additional contribution opportunities include the development of SW, test plans, and utilities to enable customer platforms. The Post-Silicon Validation team develops solutions and validates a range of IO interfaces and functions on multi-core ARM processors including DDR5, Ethernet, RFOE, PCIe, USB, eMMC, and more. What You Can Expect You will be asked to work on characterization and SoC validation of our custom silicon products. Perform bring up of NAND, DDR and other interfaces on SoC and utilize equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers to measure the AC timing and debug failures. Develop methods for automated electrical characterization (validation) of the interfaces. Develop standard test methods and regression tests for the validation of the IPs. Support high-speed board design, debug and board extraction, definition and characterization for the SERDES devices as well as collaborate with the internal tools engineering team to design the test infrastructure. Work with analog and digital circuit designers to identify design issues. Strong debug, analysis, and problem-solving skills with experience leading root cause and correction action teams. What We're Looking For Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 10-15 years of related professional experience OR Master's degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 3-5 years of experience. Hardware validation/applications engineer with experience in digital/analog mixed signal, board schematics, and layout. Deep understanding of high-speed electrical signaling principles, differential signaling and mixed-signal designs. Skilled in using laboratory equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, signal generators, etc. Knowledge of high-speed interfaces like DDR, PCIe, ADC, Ethernet is desirable. Knowledge and experience with Python or Matlab. Candidate should be flexible, proactive and have the ability to work in a team. Expected Base Pay Range (USD) 143,200 - 214,500, $ per annum The successful candidate's starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions. Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements At Marvell, we offer a total compensation package with a base, bonus and equity.Health and financial wellbeing are part of the package. That means flexible time off, 401k, plus a year-end shutdown, floating holidays, paid time off to volunteer. Have a question about our benefits packages - health or financial? Ask your recruiter during the interview process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Any applicant who requires a reasonable accommodation during the selection process should contact Marvell HR Helpdesk at TAOps@marvell.com. #LI-NF1