Principal Application 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, 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

The comprehensive Marvell enterprise Ethernet switch portfolio addresses enterprise campus, enterprise data center, SMB, industrial and embedded connectivity applications. The feature-rich Prestera® product family includes silicon optimized for each market and use case, with capacities ranging from 28 Gbps to 12.6 Tbps. The entry-level Link Street® family is optimized for industrial and SMB applications.

What You Can Expect

• Support internal or external teams on system level debugging.

• Analyze bring up, debug and characterize silicon level Marvell’s internal IPs such as High-Speed SerDes for various Marvell products.

• Evaluate and debug new features in PHY, develop driver firmware, collect performance data, and resolve application and production issues including Ethernet and PCIe products.

• Provide direct technical support to top tier customers and work with them to review designs, discuss questions and help tune performance to meet system requirement.

• Develop and execute bench level validation test plans, develop script in Python, VBA, MATLAB to automate testing.

• Generate appropriate test report and write application notes.

• Provide technical support to customers for resolving all technical issues and for furnishing collateral documentation related to technical matters.

• Act as a primary technical interface between the company and customers.

• Qualify design activity at the customer engineering level and participate in the definition of new products and the identification of niche areas that present new opportunities for Marvell.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 10+ years of related professional experience. OR Master’s degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 5+ years of experience.

• Expertise in C software code, Code review and debug (log adding), fixing code, preparing patch fixes.

• Strong fundamentals of communication, transmission lines, EM, microwave theories.

• Test Script generation in Python, VBA, MATLAB, SAI/SONiC, or other language.

• Debugging using equipment like Oscilloscope (Keysight, Tektronix, Teledyne Lecroy), TDR (Time Domain Reflectometer, Tektronix), VNA (Vector Network Analyzer, Agilent), Logic Analyzer (Tektronix, Agilent).

• Prior experience creating and performing validation test cases and generating reports including the gathered data and target results.

• Prior experience interacting with remote teams.

• Willing to travel (5-10% domestic and international)

• English both oral and written commmunication skills

• Bench analysis using equipment like BERT (Bit Error Rate Tester, Keysight, Anritsu) or AWG (Arbitrary Waveform Generator, Tektronix) is a plus.

• Prior experience performing 5G, 10G, 25G NRZ and 53G PAM-4 Transmitter Compliance test measurements using IEEE Compliant HCB (Host Compliance Board) test fixture is a plus.

• Prior experience performing electrical compliance testing for PCIE Gen4/5 using PCI-SIG Compliance boards is a plus.

• Experience and knowledge on high-speed SerDes Printed Circuit Board design and system application is a plus.

• Prior working experience as an Application Engineering supporting Tier1 Customers is a plus

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

143,200 - 214,500, $ per annum

The successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions.

Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements 

Marvell is committed to providing exceptional, comprehensive benefits that support our employees at every stage - from internship to retirement and through life’s most important moments. Our offerings are built around four key pillars: financial well-being, family supp