About the role
About Marvell Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, 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 As a Hardware and Silicon Validation Senior Staff Engineer at Marvell, you’ll be helping to deliver high bandwidth over long distances. This team performs analog validations on amplifiers that drive optical electronic devices and receivers. We also validate silicon photonics, do upper electronic measurements and support the coherent digital signal programming unit. This is a niche area at Marvell, working with cutting edge technologies used by many internal and external customers around the world. What You Can Expect As a Hardware and Silicon Validation Senior Staff Engineer at Marvell, you'll be helping to deliver next-generation SerDes IP solutions that enable AI, cloud, networking, and data center infrastructure. This team performs comprehensive silicon bring-up, functional validation, electrical characterization, and system-level validation of high-speed SerDes interfaces. We validate PHY/MAC functionality, interoperability, protocol compliance, and overall silicon performance across diverse operating conditions. We also work closely with design, firmware, software to ensure robust, production-ready silicon. This is a niche area at Marvell, working with cutting-edge SerDes technologies used by many internal and external customers around the world.
What We're Looking For • Strong understanding of high-speed SERDES, equalization technique and PCIe protocols. • 8-10 years experience with High Speed IO testing, debugging and validation. • Strong lab skills with hands on experience, in system bring up, system testing and debug. • In-depth working knowledge of test equipment used for SERDES characterization (Scope, BERT, Network analyzer, etc.). • Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills. • Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. • Experienced and with excellent skills on validation-automation development and data analysis with scripting language (Python, Matlab, etc.) Preferred/Plus: • Working knowledge of PCIe, Ethernet and/or SAS/SATA SERDES. • Extensive knowledge of the physical and protocol levels (PIPE I/F, PCS, MAC) of one or more common high-speed interfaces is an asset. • Working knowledge of board design; able to read board schematics and board layout. • Knowledge in SERDES modeling techniques. Education: • Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with 8-10 years of relevant work experience, or Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with 6-8 years of relevant work experience, in the following domains - Pre/Post-Silicon Validation, Stress & PVT testing. Additional