Hardware Validation (Test Solutions) 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

Test Solutions Engineering (TSE) plays a central role in Marvell, ensuring the quality, reliability, and performance of our MRVL Custom Silicon 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 Lab Front-End-Hardware: Create printed circuit board specialized hardware solutions to enable lab-based testing.
• Develop unique mechanical and thermal interfaces and supporting hardware for product characterization.
• Develop Lab Test Solutions: Enhance the lab’s infrastructure by creating new hardware solutions to provide new testing capabilities and compliance with silicon requirements.
• Ensure Quality and Performance: Develop test solutions based on product application conditions, IP capabilities, design timing margins, and process technology specifications. Refine these solutions through extensive ATE and Lab characterization and customer system feedback.
• Identify and Address Faults: Participate in hardware validation, resolve board issues and identify areas for improvement.
• Collaboration: Collaborate with design, DFT and test engineering teams to define DFT requirements and translate them into lab-based front-end-hardware solutions. Develop an understanding of the ASIC characterization and hardware validation process.

What We're Looking For

Minimum Qualifications:

• Candidate MUST have a BS/MS degree in EE/CS or related technical field(s).
• 5-10 years of previous experience in printed circuit board design/fabrication, ASIC or Custom Product test, development, or product characterization.
• Experience with lab equipment and its use – power supplies, oscilloscopes, and meters.
• Programming Skills in C/C++/Python or related language

Preferred Qualifications:

• BS/MS in EE/CS and good verbal and written communication skills
• 10 years prior experience in printed circuit board development
• Previous experience in ASIC or Custom Silicon development
• Experience in semiconductor product validation, test, quality & reliability, or DFT.

Skills and Experience:

• Strong understanding of ATE test solutions and post-silicon development.
• Experience in developing complex printed circuit boards, including board simulation.
• Experience using scripts to perform engineering analysis and automation.
• Proficiency using peripheral equipment in a lab setting to perform characterization.
• Excellent collaboration skills to work with cross-functional teams.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

144,800 - 214,340, $ 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 

At Marvell, we offer a total compensation package with a base, bonus and equity.Health and financial wellbeing are part of the package. That means flexible time off, 401k, plus a year-end shutdown, floating holidays, paid time off to volunteer. Have a question about our benefits packages - health or financial? Ask your recruiter during the interview process.

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.

Any applicant who requires a reasonable accommodation during the selection process should contact Marvell HR Helpdesk at [email protected].

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.

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