Optical Engineer, Senior Staff

Marvell Technology•Santa Clara, CA

About The Position

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 The Optics team builds highly integrated component platforms with high speed Silicon photonics, transmit and receive amplifiers, controller ASIC’s with Marvell DSP’s. These components are made operational with a highly functional embedded firmware. The team is responsible for design, verification, and validation of these integrated high speed optical components. The team performs system level testing under various operating conditions, and validates the performance of the hardware, firmware and control loops. An engineer in this team will be involved in a full product lifecycle and will carry new products from inception all the way to NPI. What You Can Expect In this role you will be part of a development team that is responsible for all aspects of engineering design, process development, and productization for Marvell’s optics DCI product line. Contribute to optical components development for next generation of product. Implement creative design solutions to accelerate design and tapeout of photonics products. Collaborate closely with CAD and foundry process teams working on the development and support of next generation photonics design flow and design automation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams consisting of Digital and Analog Circuit designers, Signal/Power Integrity, and substrate layout, and system design team. Responsibility changes from time to time depending on the priority of the team and products. The person is expected to catch up with the new responsibility quickly and execute. What We're Looking For Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 5+ years of related professional experience. OR Master’s degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 3+ years of experience. 3+ years of Photonics component or Photonic integrated circuits experience. A strong understanding of silicon photonics, semiconductor physics, optical component design, fabrication and test. Direct experience in the standard Si/CMOS/MEMS process technologies required for fabrication and integration of electrical and optical devices. Experience of 2.5/3D integration in optical platform. A proven record in at least one of the following areas: semiconductor optical devices such as high speed photodetectors, high speed modulators and other integrated waveguide devices. Use of optical and electronic modeling and simulation software to design electro-optical devices, and generate GDS level mask data for device fabrication. High speed simulation experience is a plus. Ability to work with a large body of data and the necessary statistical analysis tools, and the ability to present the data and ideas to a diverse audience. Effective communication and presentation Team player. Expected to work with cross-functional team. Expected Base Pay Range (USD) 130,740 - 195,800, $ 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. 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Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 5+ years of related professional experience. OR Master’s degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 3+ years of experience.
3+ years of Photonics component or Photonic integrated circuits experience.
A strong understanding of silicon photonics, semiconductor physics, optical component design, fabrication and test.
Direct experience in the standard Si/CMOS/MEMS process technologies required for fabrication and integration of electrical and optical devices.
Experience of 2.5/3D integration in optical platform.
A proven record in at least one of the following areas: semiconductor optical devices such as high speed photodetectors, high speed modulators and other integrated waveguide devices.
Use of optical and electronic modeling and simulation software to design electro-optical devices, and generate GDS level mask data for device fabrication.
Ability to work with a large body of data and the necessary statistical analysis tools, and the ability to present the data and ideas to a diverse audience.
Effective communication and presentation
Team player. Expected to work with cross-functional team.

Nice To Haves

High speed simulation experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Contribute to optical components development for next generation of product.
Implement creative design solutions to accelerate design and tapeout of photonics products.
Collaborate closely with CAD and foundry process teams working on the development and support of next generation photonics design flow and design automation.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams consisting of Digital and Analog Circuit designers, Signal/Power Integrity, and substrate layout, and system design team.
Responsibility changes from time to time depending on the priority of the team and products. The person is expected to catch up with the new responsibility quickly and execute.