Senior Staff Engineer, Physical Design

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

Built on decades of expertise and execution, Marvell’s custom Processor/ASIC solution offers a differentiated approach with a best-in-class portfolio of data infrastructure intellectual property (IP) and a wide array of flexible business models. In this unique role, you’ll have the opportunity to work on both the physical design and methodology for future designs of our next-generation, high-performance processor chips in a leading-edge CMOS process technology, targeted at server, 5G/6G, and networking applications

What You Can Expect

You will work with both local and global team members on the physical design of complex chips as well as the methodology to enable an efficient and robust design process. This position also provides an exciting platform to engage with diverse engineering challenges within a collaborative and innovative environment at Marvell.

Key responsibilities include:

• Work with design teams across various disciplines such as Digital/RTL/Analog to ensure design convergence and integration in a timely manner.
• Implement/support designs with multi-voltage designs through all aspects of implementation (place and route, static timing, physical verification) using industry standard EDA tools.
• Work with RTL design teams to drive assembly and design closure.
• Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentoring to junior employees and colleagues when necessary to achieve successful project outcomes.
• Write scripts in Shell, Python, and TCL to extract data and achieve productivity enhancements through automation.

What We're Looking For

To be successful in this role you must:

• Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in back-end physical design and verification.
• Expertise in full-chip & sub-hierarchy integration.
• Experience integrating and taping out large designs utilizing a digital design environment.
• Good understanding of RTL to GDS flows and methodology.
• Good scripting skills in Perl, tcl and Python.
• Good understanding of digital logic and computer architecture
• Knowledge of Verilog.
• Good communication skills and self-discipline contributing in a team environment.
• Experience with multi-voltage and low-power design techniques is a plus.
• Experience with Cadence Innovus is preferred.

Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements

With competitive compensation and great benefits, you will enjoy our workstyle within an environment of shared collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity. We’re dedicated to giving our people the tools and resources they need to succeed in doing work that matters, and to grow and develop with us. For additional information on what it’s like to work at Marvell, visit our Careers page.

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.

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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