Principal Hardware Engineer - 3rd Party IP Engineer

Marvell Technology • Westborough, MA

19d

About The Position

Marvell is seeking a 3rd party IP integration engineer for its Central Engineering business group and 3rd party IP management team. The role supports Marvell’s offering of DDR, LPDDR, GDDR, HBM, and eMMC memory interface cores to clients working on applications in artificial intelligence, hyperscale computing, communications, and storage.

The engineer will work with a team responsible for bringing subcontracted IP under the Marvell IP umbrella and will participate across the stages of SoC development. This includes defining core requirements, assessing IP developer competence, overseeing core development, ensuring technology and test compliance, integrating cores, and supporting silicon validation. The role works closely with sales, third-party IP providers, and Marvell design centers, and may involve limited travel to customer sites for post-silicon validation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 10–15 years of related professional experience; or a Master’s degree and/or PhD in a related field with 5–10 years of experience.
• Proficiency in DDR-type interfaces, including DDR, LPDDR, GDDR, HBM, and eMMC, and understanding of related SoC PHY integration, timing analysis, packaging, and multi-chip integrated packaging challenges.
• Proficiency in project management tasks required to manage third-party developers.
• Broad exposure to ASIC design flows for releasing a chip to fabrication, including logic synthesis, physical design, timing, DRC/LVS, formal verification, and electrical checking.
• Good understanding of Design-For-Test concepts, including DFT logic insertion, test generation, scan, and embedded core testing.
• Good communication and customer management skills.
• Ability to undertake a limited degree of travel for post-silicon validation at customer sites.
• Eligibility to access export-controlled information under applicable law; applicants may be subject to an export license review process.

Responsibilities

• Assist sales in winning bids by working with leading-edge IP providers to meet customer requirements.
• Manage third-party developers in completing core designs and providing required design rules.
• Advise Marvell design centers on integrating cores into custom silicon designs.
• Hold joint reviews with design centers and third-party IP providers.
• Develop statements of work and lead provider progress reviews.
• Use third-party developer problem-reporting tools to drive issues to resolution.
• Assist with 8D follow-through for significant supplier issues.
• Participate in defining core requirements, evaluating IP developer competence, overseeing core development, ensuring technology and test compliance, integrating cores, and supporting silicon validation.

Benefits

• Eligibility 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior