Principal Reliability Engineer

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 Design Quality team works in collaboration with the Optical Connectivity Product Development and Operations Engineering teams, managing strategies for reliability screening and any special reliability tests needed for new product qualification and risk assessment. What You Can Expect Principal Engineer to join the Design for Quality, Product Qualification and Reliability effort for Marvell’s advanced optical products and modules.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 10-+ years of related professional experience OR Master’s degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 5-10 years of experience.
5+ years’ experience in product qualification and reliability of optical products (modules, optical sub-assemblies, optical components).
3+ years leading or managing teams.
Strong working knowledge of Optical products (TOSA, ROSA, transceivers) is required.
Expert knowledge of Telcordia GR-468 and various other product qualification requirements for optical components in telecommunications markets.
In-depth knowledge of semiconductor and optical product stress testing methodology (HTOL, THB/DH, MSV, TC, HTS, ESD etc.), industrial standards and requirements.
Experience with product development and NPI processes.
Experience with reliability data analysis / modeling and lifetime/FIT/MTBF estimates. Must possess excellent communication skills both oral and written.
Strong interpersonal as well as planning and organization skills.
Must be highly effective in a matrix management organization.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of semiconductor optical devices (lasers, detectors, modulators), including III-V (InGaAs, InP) devices, their failure modes and screening methodologies is a plus.
Knowledge of mechanical design, manufacturing, and assembly processes for optics products.
Knowledge of heterogeneous integration and packaging in optics products is desired.

Responsibilities

Lead a small team of reliability engineers responsible for new optical product qualifications.
Lead interactions with design (optical, electrical and mechanical), assembly, product and test engineering teams for FMEA and reliability risk assessment and mitigation for new products.
Own best-in-class reliability targets and derisking/qualification plans for new optics products.
Own reliability model development and reliability estimates (FIT, MTBF, TTF) for optical components and modules.
Lead qualification and reliability screening strategy and platforms needed for advanced optical products (module, sub-assemblies), including identifying the reliability stress hardware needed and leveraging commonalities with existing products.
Drive and manage special reliability tests as necessary to support product reliability risk assessment and component suitability for new product requirements.
Drive failure analysis activities as needed for qualification and reliability evaluation
Coordinate and consolidate responses to customer RFIs for Optical module products.