Principal Engineer, Photonics System Engineering
About The Position
Marvell is seeking a Photonics System Engineer to join its Platform Engineering team, supporting board, switch, and optics development for next-generation platform solutions. The role drives execution across complex, cross-functional programs in AI, wired and wireless communications, and critical infrastructure markets. The engineer develops, optimizes, and validates optical system platforms that integrate Marvell’s high-speed silicon photonics and DSP chipsets into board, switch, and rack-scale solutions. The role partners with analog, digital, system DSP, and firmware teams to develop platforms for chipset optimization, evaluation, and validation. It provides photonics system expertise, design guidance, and lab-based validation, while working with internal engineering teams and customers to ensure platform designs meet performance, quality, and schedule objectives.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field and 10–15 years of related professional experience; or a master’s degree and/or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related field with 5–10 years of experience.
- Deep knowledge of optical modules, components, systems, and devices, including lasers, detectors, modulators, and transceivers.
- Experience in optical system validation and testing, optical component characterization techniques, and optical test equipment.
- Knowledge of firmware control algorithms used in optical modules, DSP communication theory, and data networking physical-layer specifications.
- Working knowledge of lab equipment such as Optical Spectrum Analyzers and Optical Modulation Analyzers, and solid laboratory techniques.
- Programming skills in languages such as Python and C for test automation and data analysis.
- Familiarity with silicon photonics platforms, light engines, and co-packaged or on-board optics integration relevant to board and switch platforms.
- Knowledge of optical component and photonics device characterization, including photonic integrated circuit (PIC) test methodologies.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and debugging skills, a sense of urgency and accountability, and communication skills for cross-functional and customer-facing collaboration.
Nice To Haves
- Experience developing automated test solutions for optical components or transceivers.
Responsibilities
- Work across functional groups to determine and implement optimization and validation methodologies for optical system platforms spanning boards, switches, and optics.
- Partner with analog, digital, system DSP, and firmware teams to develop platforms for optimization, evaluation, and validation of photonics and DSP chipsets.
- Debug optical, analog, and signal-processing problems arising during board-to-module and module-to-switch integration.
- Support integration of silicon photonics light engines and co-packaged or on-board optics into platform-level designs.
- Define and execute photonic IC and module-level test plans, including process qualification support for new photonics technologies.
- Communicate with management, internal teams, and outsourced development partners about design status, project progress, and issue resolution.
- Perform hands-on characterization using optical lab equipment to validate performance against system specifications.
- Develop automated test solutions and scripts for optical component and module characterization.
- Provide technical guidance on optical system requirements and design tradeoffs across the platform stack.
- Identify photonics integration risks, develop mitigation strategies, and escalate issues as needed to drive resolution.
Benefits
- Eligible to participate in 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
Principal
