Embedded Firmware Developer

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 is a leading provider of innovative technologies, including ultra-fast read channels, high-performance processors, leading edge transceivers, highly efficient analog designs, and powerful cryptographic engines. These solutions address all segments of the hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state drive (SSD) electronics markets, providing complete solutions including controllers, product firmware, and reference board designs. Many of the same technologies have been utilized in Marvell system solutions products, powering PCs, servers, cloud, and enterprise systems.

What You Can Expect

• Embedded FW that runs on our RISC-V-based multi-core MCU, which controls our proprietary DSP data path
• C SDK provided to customers for interfacing and controlling our product
• Python-based GUI for in-field debug, status, and control
• Build, test, and automated regression infrastructure for the above

What We're Looking For

• Bachelors/Masters degree in CSE/ECE or related technical field(s)
• 7 to 18 years of experience in memory constrained embedded C/C++ FW development
• SW Team Lead or Technical Lead on embedded projects; project management & release planning, architecture design & development, code reviews & testing, through to customer volume production
• Understanding of embedded SoC, micro-controller architecture (RISC-V architecture a plus), memory-mapped hardware interfaces, GPIOs, ISRs, etc.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, and able to collaborate in a large cross functional organization
• Excellent problem-solving and customer debug skills on real hardware in the lab
• Experience with using revision control and defect tracking systems (git & Jira or similar)

Good To Have The Below Skillset

• Experience with SERDES, IM-DD/Coherent DSP, Ethernet/PCIe PHYs, and/or Optical Module SW
• Experience with designing/developing/debugging software state machines, transitions, context saving, error handling
• Experience with mixed-signal (analog+digital) control and monitoring, PID/feedback loop control, etc.
• Experience with bare-metal, RTOS, device driver, Linux kernel, etc.
• Familiarity with advanced compiler options and details (clang/gcc preferred)
• Proficient in C and Python, with knowledge of git, Linux, makefiles, gdb, IDEs, bash, etc.
• Familiarity with digital verification test flows, FPGA emulation, hardware languages such as Verilog
• Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, supplies, PNAs, ONTs, etc.
• Understanding of networking from the OSI model, with emphasis on the PHY up to the data link level
• Understanding of signal processing: histograms, BER, SNR, sampling phase, Shannon limit, impulse & frequency response, FFT, etc.

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.