Hardware Design Engineer
About The Position
Marvell is seeking a Hardware Board Design Engineer for its Platform Engineering team. The role supports development of boards, switches, and optics for next-generation platform solutions across AI, wired and wireless communications, and critical infrastructure markets. It is responsible for designing, implementing, and bringing up complex high-speed boards and networking platforms that integrate silicon, packaging, and optics into deployable board- and switch-level solutions. The engineer works 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. The position provides board design expertise, technical guidance, and hands-on lab bring-up support while collaborating with engineering teams and customers to meet performance, quality, and schedule objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 10–15 years of related professional experience; alternatively, a Master's degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 5–10 years of experience.
- Direct experience designing high-speed, high-density printed circuit boards with high-speed serial and memory interfaces, including DDR3/4/5, PCIe Gen3/4/5, SATA3, SPI, and I2C.
- Track record of leading small teams of design engineers to complete design deliverables from concept through production.
- Experience with high-speed routing, including PAM4, DDR5, and PCIe Gen5, and routing strategy.
- Familiarity with Cadence Allegro/OrCAD schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
- Working knowledge of signal integrity and power integrity, including decoupling strategies, AC impedance targets, crosstalk, insertion loss, and return loss.
- Experience with larger board formats and layer counts, stack-up optimization, and power supply design, including hands-on measurement.
- Hands-on experience using advanced test equipment such as sampling/real-time oscilloscopes and logic analyzers for board bring-up and debugging.
- Understanding of mechanical and thermal considerations and their impact on board design, particularly for high-density component layouts.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills; urgency and accountability; and strong verbal and written communication skills.
Responsibilities
- Lead the 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 for platform products.
- Plan and organize board builds, component procurement, bring-up, debugging, and testing to meet technical objectives and schedules.
- Drive system-level architecture decisions covering power, thermals, signal integrity, and reliability in partnership with SI/PI and packaging teams.
- Lead hardware engineers and technicians through planning, design, build, test, and delivery of boards to internal and external customers, ensuring schedule and quality.
- Coordinate with design, marketing, software, and validation teams on board requirements and provide status updates on board builds.
- Work with PCB vendors, ODMs, and contract manufacturers to meet manufacturability, schedule, and quality requirements.
- Perform hands-on lab bring-up and board debugging with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other test equipment.
- Review customer designs with FAEs and board layout groups, and lead root-cause analysis and corrective action for hardware design issues.
- Identify board design risks across the platform stack, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate issues as needed.
Benefits
- Bonus and equity plans, including a new-hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers.
- Employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back.
- Family support programs.
- Mental health resources.
- Recognition and service awards.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
