Senior Staff Optical Validation Engineer

Marvell Technology • Santa Clara, CA

4d • $134,390 - $201,300

About The Position

The Senior Staff Optical Validation Engineer will develop test, calibration, and optimization methods for high-speed optical interconnect products, including optical transceivers and co-packaging optics. The role also designs, develops, and maintains test stations and test software platforms to enable efficient, scalable testing. The engineer executes product bring-up, debug, calibration, EVT, and DVT, analyzes test data, and generates reports.

The position is part of Marvell’s Optical Connectivity Group, which develops reliable, mass-manufacturable optical connectivity products, including DSP, broadband amplifiers, photonic ICs, and optical transceivers. The group’s technology supports data movement through optical interconnects across enterprise, cloud and AI, and carrier architectures.

Requirements

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 3+ years of experience in design validation for fiber-optical communication systems; or a Master’s degree and 5+ years of experience; or a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of experience.
• Strong knowledge of optical communication components, including optical DSP, coherent DSP, high-speed modulators, receivers, transimpedance amplifiers, and RF amplifiers.
• Strong knowledge of optical communication system impairments and compensations, signal integrity along the data path, amplifiers, and tunable filters.
• Solid understanding of RF/microwave engineering and photonics fundamentals.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python.
• Hands-on experience with electrical and optical test equipment, including optical spectrum analyzers, digital communication analyzers, high-speed electric scopes, wavelength meters, and power meters.
• Familiarity with signal integrity, PAM4 SerDes, VNA, and TDR.

Responsibilities

• Develop test, calibration, and optimization methods for high-speed optical interconnect products, including optical transceivers and co-packaging optics.
• Design, develop, and maintain test stations and test software platforms for efficient, scalable testing.
• Execute bring-up, debug, calibration, EVT, and DVT.
• Analyze test data and generate reports.

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: Senior