Principal Technical Program Manager

Marvell Technology • Santa Clara, CA

2d • $158,330 - $237,200

About The Position

Marvell is hiring a Principal Technical Program Manager for its Platform Engineering Program Management team. The role leads complex platform development programs from early definition through validation and production readiness, connecting engineering execution with customer priorities and aligning teams across business units. The programs support integrated platforms for hyperscale cloud and networking customers, including boards, switch systems, and optical interconnects that enable AI infrastructure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Substantial relevant experience in semiconductors, networking, or systems/platform development; preferably 15+ years with a bachelor’s degree, 10+ years with a master’s degree, or 8+ years with a PhD.
• At least 5 years of technical project or program management experience in the semiconductor or systems/platform industry.
• Development experience in one or more of high-speed board design, switch systems, or optics/optical interconnects, with the ability to manage dependencies across an integrated platform.
• Working knowledge of high-speed PCB design and layout, signal integrity considerations, switch architectures, optical module integration, and hardware/firmware validation.
• Track record of managing multiple concurrent development efforts and delivering complex, integrated products against customer requirements.
• Ability to align teams across engineering, product, operations, and external partners, including where priorities compete and reporting lines differ.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate complex technical issues into clear decisions, actions, and business implications.
• Strong planning, organization, risk analysis, and problem-solving skills, with sound judgment under pressure.
• Ability to balance immediate delivery needs with long-term platform objectives and customer commitments.
• Applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law; some applicants may be subject to an export license review process.

Nice To Haves

• A master’s degree or PhD.
• Experience in high-speed board design, switch systems, or optics/optical interconnects (experience in at least one of these areas is expected).

Responsibilities

• Own platform programs from concept through production readiness.
• Establish integrated plans for requirements, resources, milestones, dependencies, validation, and release criteria across board, switch, and optical development.
• Lead platform development for custom cloud data center and networking solutions, translating customer commitments into engineering priorities and execution plans.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams across board design, switch architecture, optics, silicon, firmware, software, validation, product management, and operations.
• Coordinate bring-up, debugging, and root-cause investigations across hardware, firmware, switching, and optical interfaces; assign ownership and drive issues to closure.
• Align teams on validation strategies, qualification milestones, acceptance criteria, and customer deployment readiness.
• Balance schedule, scope, quality, cost, and resource needs against the plan of record and support timely decisions.
• Identify technical, supply, and execution risks; develop mitigation and contingency plans; and escalate with recommendations.
• Work with supply chain, operations, suppliers, and manufacturing partners to align prototype availability, material readiness, and transition to production.
• Communicate program health, critical dependencies, decisions, and recovery plans to engineering teams, customers, management, and executive stakeholders.
• Improve program management practices and execution discipline as platform complexity and customer demand grow.

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.

What This Job Offers

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