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Senior Substrate Staff Engineer

Marvell
Santa Clara, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 5 Feb 2026
💰 $178,000/yr($118,820/yr$178,000/yr)

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

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the accelerated data infrastructure that connects to the world. Marvell has extraordinary opportunities across Data Center & AI, Automotive, Enterprise, Storage and Carrier architectures where we deliver our strong product portfolios to the market.

At Marvell, you will enjoy a healthy life‐work balance in a strong culture of corporate citizenship and global semiconductor leadership.
Marvell Packaging Substrate team is a place where you can brainstorm, excel, innovate, transform for the expansion of AI-driven cloud data centers for a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. As the substrate engineer, you will have the opportunity to work closely with world class substrate suppliers to execute and deliver cutting edge products. You will bring your expertise in optimizing ABF substrate design/manufacturing/process for solutions and will be responsible for bringing up advanced ABF substrate materials and technologies to support cutting edge package solutions in all product portfolios.

What You Can Expect

  • Mange and bring up on NPIs into ramping and production.

  • Bring up suppliers for NPI substrate technology including IPD embedded core substrate, MLC, and next-gen substrate materials.

  • Interface with Marvell substrate pathfinding and technology teams for advanced substrate technology development pass down.

  • Maintain substrate roadmap to align suppliers and internal stakeholders.

  • Coordinate supplier interlock for substrate technology and NPIs alignment.

  • Conduct substrate design review and tape-out with substate layout team and suppliers.

  • Execute substrate cycle time, delivery commitment, substrate qualification & reliability tests.

  • Benchmark, evaluate, develop, implement new substrate materials into NPIs for HVM ramping to support advanced node cutting edge silicon products.

  • Be an expert to troubleshoot and support substrate issues on NPIs/HVM and new advanced technology.

  • Interface substrate suppliers and material suppliers to optimize manufacturing/process and control reliability & quality for NPIs and HVM products.

  • Execute substrate cycle time, delivery commitment, substrate qualification & reliability tests.

  • Provide substrate milestones for NPIs into HVM products.

  • Manage substrate suppliers and OSAT substrate team for spec alignment such as substrate parameters & criteria, substrate tray design and selection.

  • Work closely with functional teams including NPIs, Quality, Assembly, Test, and BU’s.

  • Work with QA and OSAT/substrate suppliers to resolve package related
    quality/reliability issues.

What We're Looking For

  • Education: BS/MS/PHD in STEM/Material Science/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering.

  • Experience: ABF substate design/manufacturing/process is a must

  • BS +7 years of experience

    MS +5 years of experience

    PhD +3 years of experience

  • Hands-on expertise and deep knowledge of ABF substrate manufacturing/process is a must.

  • Must have FCBGA substrate NPI or technology development experience.

  • CoWoS substrate development experience is preferred.

  • Strong problem solving, analytical, interpersonal skills are a must.

  • Good understanding of advanced technologies including very large body size, embedding, and glass core substrate.

  • Knowledge of substrate cost structure and yield management.

  • Basic Cadence APD and AutoCAD skills

  • Good communication skills that are essential to work well with internal cross
    functional teams and suppliers.

  • Good program and supplier management skills is a must

  • Familiar with raw material suppliers is preferred.

  • People management experience is a plus.

  • Must be self-discipline, flexible, agile, and result driven.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

118,820 - 178,000, $ per

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