Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer - DSP/Optical/PAM4/Controller/SerDes

Position Overview

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. At Marvell, you can affect individual lives, lift entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. Our innovative technology and commitment to purposeful innovation create a thriving environment for leaders in the industry. Join us as a Senior Staff Hardware Design Engineer and contribute to delivering high-performance coherent DSPs for cutting-edge optical networks.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for high-performance hardware/system design of all-optical 400G/800G per lambda coherent DSP reference designs and evaluation platforms including power, control, clocking, high-speed I/O, and form factor.
• Architect, simulate and test the industry's best signal integrity with bandwidths exceeding 110GHz.
• Design and simulate for power integrity critical, high-power coherent DSPs.
• Collaborate with system, analog, digital, firmware, DFT, FA, validation, and applications teams to define evaluation platform requirements.
• Work with hardware and firmware teams for initial board bring-up.
• Perform failure analysis on boards and identify necessary repairs.
• Develop and execute board validation plans and generate detailed validation reports.
• Coordinate with external PCB fabrication and assembly houses to ensure manufacturable designs and timely board delivery.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electronic Engineering.
• Experience Required: At least 5 years of experience in high-speed board-level hardware design.
• Experience in power, analog, clocking, FPGA, µProcessor, µController, memory, ethernet, SERDES, PAM4, or similar disciplines.
• Experience in schematic design and library management using OrCAD CIS/CIP, Altium, or equivalent.
• Experience in high-frequency signal integrity simulations using Ansys HFSS, Siwave, ADS, or equivalent and measurements using VNA and TDR scopes.
• Experience in analog and power design using PSPICE or equivalent.
• Experience working with board manufacturers and layout engineers to define placement, stack-up, and design rules.
• Experience in bring-up, testing, characterization, and failure analysis of new boards using multi-meters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary: 122,700 - 181,600 per annum
• Compensation: Starting base pay determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions.
• Benefits: Comprehensive offerings including an employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back, family support programs, robust mental and physical health resources, and recognition awards.