Senior Staff Validation 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

What You Can Expect

• Develop and maintain bare-metal embedded firmware in C/C++ for ARM multicore SoCs using concurrent programming.
• Develop Linux user space or kernel drivers for NVMe over PCIe, including PCIe resets during live IO traffic.
• Work on custom evaluation systems with pre-silicon emulation (FPGA, Zebu) and post-silicon platforms.
• Understand the storage I/O stack from host to device across hardware and software.
• Conduct experiments and data collection, creating professional reports of results.
• Collaborate with design teams to produce application notes, reference firmware, software libraries, and other technical documents for new/existing SoC features.
• Troubleshoot technical and customer issues and provide support to field engineering teams.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Software, Computer or Electrical Engineering, and at least 5-10 years professional experience and/or Master's degree in Software, Computer or Electrical Engineering, and at least 3-5 years professional experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in NVMe over PCIe interfaces.
• Experience working with MCTP/MI via PCIe VDM or SMBus.
• Experience in Firmware Development under Bare Metal/Linux Environment and Debugging on SoCs for embedded Applications
• Strong understanding of validation concepts and SoC architecture
• Proficient in C/C++ , assembly , 64 bit ARM CPU architecture
• Proficient in utilizing hardware tools, including protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Comprehensive understanding of protocol specification, such as NVMe, PCIe, or CXL.
• Knowledgeable in low-speed I/O interfaces, such as I2C, I3C, SMBus and SPI.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

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

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 TAOps@marvell.com.

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.