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Senior Staff Software Engineer

31 MSI - (Marvell Semiconductor Inc.) US
Santa Clara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/13/2025
About Marvell Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, automotive, 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 Marvell is a leading provider of innovative technologies, including ultra-fast read channels, high-performance processors, leading edge transceivers, highly efficient analog designs, and powerful cryptographic engines. These solutions address all segments of the hard disk drive (HDD) and solid-state drive (SSD) electronics markets, providing complete solutions including controllers, product firmware, and reference board designs. Many of the same technologies have been utilized in Marvell system solutions products, powering PCs, servers, cloud, and enterprise systems. What You Can Expect In this role you will be part of the Central IP applications team. Participate in the design and implementation the PHY validation framework, which focues on automation, scalability, and modularity to support diverse hardware validation requirements. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (hardware, firmware, validation, and test engineering) to define validation goals, interface requirements, and automation strategies. Develop test infrastructure and automation tools to enable efficient, reliable, and repeatable validation workflows. Integrate hardware and software systems into the validation framework, including DUTs (Devices Under Test), measurement instruments, data acquisition systems, and test control platforms. Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines to support continuous integration, automated testing, and validation result reporting. Monitor system performance and test coverage, identifying opportunities to optimize runtime efficiency and improve failure diagnostics. Write clear documentation for framework architecture, test flows, usage guides, and onboarding materials for other engineers. Support framework maintainability through version control, issue tracking, modular code practices, and periodic code reviews. Mentor junior engineers and contribute to the development of best practices in software engineering and validation methodology. Stay current with industry trends in test automation, hardware-software co-validation, and emerging technologies to guide future enhancements. What We're Looking For Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of experience in software engineering, or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field and 3 years of experience in software engineering. Proficiency knowledge in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, C , C#, or similar), with a strong understanding of software design principles and test-driven development. Experience designing and implementing automation frameworks or validation infrastructure. Familiarity with PHY layer concepts (e.g., SERDES, USB, PCIe, Ethernet) and validation workflows. Familiarity withversion control systems (e.g., Git), CI/CD workflows, and issue tracking systems (e.g., Jira). Hands-on experience working with test equipment (oscilloscopes, BERTs, logic analyzers, etc.) and integrating them via APIs (e.g., SCPI, VISA, gRPC). Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills in hardware-software interaction environments. Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across cross-functional teams. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with developing test automation systems in a hardware validation or lab automation environment. Knowledge of data analysis tools (e.g., Pandas, NumPy, MATLAB) and experience processing large sets of test data. Familiarity with hardware bring-up, signal integrity, or post-silicon validation processes. Contributions to establishing coding standards, automation best practices, or system design documentation. Expected Base Pay Range (USD) 124,420 - 186,400, $ per annum The successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions. Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements At Marvell, we offer a total compensation package with a base, bonus and equity.Health and financial wellbeing are part of the package. That means flexible time off, 401k, plus a year-end shutdown, floating holidays, paid time off to volunteer. Have a question about our benefits packages - health or financial? Ask your recruiter during the interview process. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. Any applicant who requires a reasonable accommodation during the selection process should contact Marvell HR Helpdesk at TAOps@marvell.com. #LI-VM1 Join our talent community to hear about company news, job openings and events. Join our Talent Community! Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, automotive, 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. Recruitment fraud is a well-known way that third parties try to get personal information or to steal money from you. Please review Marvell’s guidance here to learn more on how you can protect yourself.

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