FPGA & Validation Principal engineer

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
Marvell Custom Compute & Storage - CCS BU has been at the forefront of developing and delivering leading-edge, high-performance data processing silicon platforms. By delivering a stream of technical innovations through a diverse set of fast‐growing product lines, Marvell technology is powering the next‐generation data processing and workload acceleration platforms for the Carrier, Cloud/Enterprise and Automotive Compute market segments. The team focusses on the Custom ASIC business, Cloud AI solutions & Enterprise/Career solutions including the CXL product line.

As the principal hardware and silicon FPGA validation engineer at Marvell, you'll be helping to deliver high speed/bandwidth products. This team performs validations of Custom Compute and Storage products. We also validate digital logic and Analog implementation of silicon This is a niche area at Marvell, working with cutting edge technologies used by many internal and external customers around the world. This team plays a central role in Marvell, ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our MRVL Custom ASIC products. This role begins early in the design process and is central to enabling the rapid production ramps and demands of our hyper-scaler customers.

What You Can Expect

• Develop and Design FPGA prototype for Pre-Silicon Validation. Understand the system and block level design and develop RTL for Pre-Silicon platforms.
• Define test requirement and review customized hardware boards to integrate with pre/post validation silicon platform.
• Develop the validation plan and execute it in a timely manner using standard test equipment such as oscilloscope, Network Analyzers, in-house tools.
• Work with designers to debug, understand and document any issues that may arise during validation and do a root cause analysis with help from designer and drive to closure.
• Learn and leverage product and system knowledge to spot potential bugs and weaknesses in design so they can be fixed ahead of tape out.
• Provide technical documentation and relevant information to Field Application Engineers, Test Engineers, Customers, and other stakeholders as required.
• Write, review, and maintain software used to automate testing. Generate professional documentation and validation reports.
• Understanding board schematic and involve in designing of custom PCB required for FPGA hardware solutions to enable pre-silicon validation.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related fields and 12-17 years of related professional experience OR master's degree in electrical engineering or related fields with 10-15 years of experience.
• Proficiency in FPGA prototyping and/or Pre and Post silicon validation of mixed signal/analog/digital ICs/transceivers and similar blocks is required.
• Solid Design/VHDL/C/Python development skills Knowledge of digital signal processing is required.
• Must be adept in handling different Pre-Silicon validation platform platforms like FPGA HAPS, Zebu, Palladium etc.
• A good understanding of embedded FW development, and knowledge of micro-processor or SOC architecture is a must.
• Experience in DDR, PCIE, NVME, flash, different semiconductor components, DDR is a plus.
• Able to work across disciplines and manage time across several demands.
• Must have good written and oral communication skills.

Additional Compensation And Benefit Elements
With competitive compensation and great benefits, you will enjoy our workstyle within an environment of shared collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity. We're dedicated to giving our people the tools and resources they need to succeed in doing work that matters, and to grow and develop with us. For additional information on what it's like to work at Marvell, visit our Careers page.

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.

Interview Integrity
As part of our commitment to fair and authentic hiring practices, we ask that candidates do not use AI tools (e.g., transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT, CoPilot, or note-taking bots) during interviews.
Our interviews are designed to assess your personal experience, thought process, and communication skills in real-time. If a candidate uses such tools during an interview, they will be disqualified from the hiring process.
This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law. Marvell may be required to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce and/or the U.S. Department of State. Except for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), all applicants may be subject to an export license review process prior to employment.