Hardware Design Engineer
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
- Employment
- Full Time
- Work model
- On-Site
- Level
- Senior
- Posted
About this 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 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