Staff Interop Validation Engineer – AI Data Center Interconnect

Marvell Technology • Santa Clara, CA

1d • $111,070 - $166,400

About The Position

Marvell is hiring a Staff Interop Validation Engineer to evaluate hardware and software features for DSPs and develop implementation plans for qualification and testing. The role collaborates with vendors and manufacturers to define and develop test plans for optical modules and DSP chips, automates optical test plans, and qualifies optical modules from different vendors across different switches.

The engineer builds dashboards and regular status reports to track optical module and DSP qualification progress, interop lab readiness, and key performance metrics across vendors and switch platforms. The role also adapts and benchmarks open-weight language models to assist with lab data review, including retrieving information from specifications and past test records, interpreting electrical and optical measurements, sorting failures by likely cause, and preparing draft reports for engineers to refine. The position involves building end-to-end automation that gathers specifications and prior test records, reviews lab logs, and runs Python scripts and statistical checks on result sets.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 3–5 years of related professional experience; alternatively, a master's degree and/or PhD in one of these fields with 2–3 years of experience.
• At least 2 years of experience with transceivers and IEEE standards.
• At least 2 years of experience developing test scripts for validation and characterization.
• At least 1 year of experience working with networking protocols and technologies.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate DSP hardware and software features and develop implementation plans for qualification and testing.
• Collaborate with vendors and manufacturers to define and develop test plans for optical modules and DSP chips.
• Automate optical test plans and qualify optical modules from different vendors with different switches.
• Build dashboards and regular status reports tracking optical module and DSP qualification progress, interop lab readiness, and performance metrics across vendors and switch platforms.
• Adapt and benchmark open-weight language models to support lab data review, specification and test-record queries, measurement interpretation, failure classification, and draft reporting.
• Build end-to-end automation to gather specifications and prior test records, review lab logs, and run Python scripts and statistical checks on result sets.

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