Principal Hardware Design 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

Marvell is seeking a talented Hardware Board Design Engineer to join our Platform Engineering team, supporting board, switch, and optics development for next-generation platform solutions. This role drives execution across highly complex, cross-functional programs addressing some of the most demanding challenges in AI, wired and wireless communications, and critical infrastructure markets.
This role is responsible for the design, implementation, and bring-up of complex high-speed boards and networking platforms that integrate silicon, packaging, and optics into deployable board and switch-level solutions. You will interface with circuit design, packaging technology, signal and power integrity, and system validation teams to define and implement board designs that meet internal specifications and customer requirements.
You will operate in a highly visible technical environment, providing board design expertise, design guidance, and lab-based bring-up support while engaging with cross-functional engineering teams and customers to ensure platform designs meet performance, quality, and schedule objectives.

What You Can Expect

• Lead design and development of complex high-speed boards and networking platforms spanning board, switch, and optics
• Own PCB layout, schematic capture, and board bring-up process to achieve business and technical requirements for platform products
• Effectively plan and organize board build process, component procurement, board bring-up, debug, and testing to ensure technical objectives and schedules are met
• Drive system-level architecture decisions including power, thermals, signal integrity, and reliability in partnership with SI/PI and packaging teams
• Lead a team of hardware engineers and technicians to plan, design, build, test, and deliver boards to internal and external customers on schedule while ensuring quality
• Interact with cross-functional teams including design, marketing, software, and validation on board requirements and provide status updates on board builds
• Engage with PCB vendors, ODMs, and contract manufacturers to ensure design manufacturability, schedule, and quality requirements are met
• Perform hands-on lab bring-up and debug of boards using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other test equipment to diagnose and resolve issues
• Review customer designs with FAEs and board layout groups, leading root cause and corrective action for hardware design issues
• Proactively identify board design risks across the platform stack, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate issues as needed to drive resolution

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 10-15 years of related professional experience; Master's degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 5-10 years of experience
• Direct experience with high-speed & high-density printed circuit board design containing high-speed serial and memory interfaces, including DDR3/4/5, PCIe Gen3/4/5, SATA3, SPI, and I2C
• Proven track record leading small teams of design engineers to successfully complete design deliverables from concept to production
• Experience with high-speed routing including PAM4, DDR5, and PCIe Gen5, along with routing strategy
• Familiarity with Cadence Allegro/OrCAD schematic capture and PCB layout tools
• Working knowledge of signal integrity and power integrity concepts, including decoupling strategies, AC impedance targets, cross talk, insertion loss, and return loss
• Experience with larger board formats and layer counts, stack up optimization, and good knowledge of power supply design with hands-on measurement experience
• Hands-on experience with advanced test equipment such as sampling/real-time oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for board bring-up and debug
• Understanding of mechanical and thermal considerations and their impact on board design, particularly for high-density component layouts
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debug skills, with an inherent sense of urgency and accountability, and strong verbal and written communication skills

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

150,680 - 225,700, $ 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.

This role is eligible to participate in Marvell's bonus and equity plans, including a new hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers, ensuring you are rewarded for your contributions and remain invested in the company's long-term success.

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 support, mental and physical health, and recognition. Highlights include an employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back, family support programs to help balance work and home life, robust mental health resources to prioritize emotional well-being, and a recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones. We look forward to sharing more with you 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 .

Interview Integrity

To support fair and authentic hiring practices, candidates are not permitted to use AI tools (such as transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT or Copilot, or automated note-taking bots) during interviews.

These tools must not be used to record, assist with, or enhance responses in any way. Our interviews are designed to evaluate your individual experience, thought process, and communication skills in real time. Use of AI tools without prior instruction from the interviewer will result in disqualification 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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