Optical Transceiver Validation Engineer Intern- Ph. D Degree

Marvell•Santa Clara, CA

34d•$27 - $53

About The Position

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. In today's bandwidth-intensive digital landscape-driven by streaming media and generative AI-high-speed, high-quality connectivity is essential. Optical communication plays a critical role in networks across the globe, supporting both long- and short-range data transmission. Marvell is at the forefront of innovation in data center connectivity, offering cutting-edge technologies including DSPs, broadband amplifiers, photonic ICs, and optical transceivers. These advancements are shaping the future of a connected, AI-powered world. If you're passionate about applying your expertise to make a meaningful impact and launch an exciting career, consider joining Marvell's world-class data center engineering team-where your aspirations can become reality. The Optics team builds highly integrated component platforms with high-speed Silicon photonics, transmit and receive amplifiers, controller ASICs 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.

Requirements

Master's degree candidate in Physics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
Required course study: coherent optical communication systems; signals and systems, digital circuit design, electromagnetism, control systems, digital signal processing, electric circuit design.
Programming ability in Python or VB, working experience with Git, MATLAB, JMP, Keysight ADS, and Linux is a plus
Experience with optical and electrical lab testing.
Team spirit and willingness to learn.

Nice To Haves

PhD candidate in the relevant fields of Physics, Electrical Engineering or related fields.
Experience with optical communication testing: experience with fiber-optical testing equipment, optical power meter, optical spectrum analyzer, variable optical attenuator, polarization scrambler, and various types of fiber-optical amplifiers.
Experience with embedded programming, control loops, DAC/ADC/GPIOs.
Knowledge in semiconductor lasers, tunable lasers, coherent optical communications, high-level modulation formats, photonics integrated circuit design, and testing.
Knowledge and experience with Broadband and RF signal integrity IC design, including mixed wave and digital signal processing chips.

Responsibilities

Develop optical test, calibration, and optimization methods for high-speed optical interconnect products such as optical transceivers and co-packaged optics
Design electrical circuits for optical products and evaluation boards, bring up prototype samples, and prepare for mass production.
Process data, draw complete conclusions from the results, and generate a test report for a bigger team review.
Develop Python-based test software, debug, and resolve corner case issues for scalability.
Conduct failure analysis on a day-to-day basis.