Distinguished Engineer - Optical System Architect

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

What You Can Expect

Design and Development of CPO Solutions:

• Lead the design of co-packaged optics architectures, enabling high bandwidth , low latency Optical interconnect while ensuring integration with High radix ASIC sub-system
• Develop novel co-packaged optics architectures to meet next-generation performance and efficiency requirements.

System-Level Architecture and Optimization:

• Design, simulate, and analyze CPO systems at both the optical and electrical levels.
• Work on optimizing signal integrity, power efficiency, and thermal management in co-packaged optics.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in co-packaged optics, photonics, and semiconductor technologies.
• Investigate new optical materials, components, and system architectures to advance the state-of-the-art in CPO solutions.

Collaboration with Cross-Functional Teams:

• Work with other architects, electrical engineers, and system designers to ensure the successful integration of co-packaged optics into the broader system architecture.
• Collaborate with manufacturing and production teams to ensure scalability and reliability of the design.

Prototyping and Testing:

• Lead the development of CPO prototypes, including validation of optical and electrical performance.
• Design and execute experiments to characterize the performance of the optical and electronic components.

Documentation and Communication:

• Document design specifications, test results, and system-level performance analysis.
• Present results and updates to senior management and technical stakeholders.
• Provide support for patent filings and technical papers related to CPO technology.

What We're Looking For

Education: BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.

Photonics Components: Expertise in key components such as photonic integrated circuits (PICs). photodetectors, modulators and In-depth knowledge of optical systems, including waveguides, lenses, and fibers is needed.

Optical Interconnects: Experience in designing and optimizing optical interconnects for high-speed communication, including wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and other optical modulation techniques.

System-Level Design and Integration:

Proficiency in designing and optimizing co-packaged optics within a system architecture, ensuring high performance in terms of data throughput, power efficiency, and thermal management.Knowledge of signal integrity and power distribution techniques in high-speed optical systems. Understanding of heat dissipation methods specific to co-packaged optics to prevent system overheating.

Electrical Engineering and High-Speed Design:

Proficiency in designing and analyzing high-speed circuits and interfaces that complement optical systems.Understanding of advanced signal processing methods for high-speed data transmission, including modulation techniques, error correction, and noise management. Familiarity with tools like SPICE, Cadence, or other EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools for simulating and verifying high-speed circuits is preferred.

Fabrication and Manufacturing:

Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes, especially as they relate to integrating photonic devices with electronic components in a co-packaged manner is required. Optical Packaging or Familiarity with techniques for packaging photonic devices and integrating them with the electronic components in a compact form.

Prototype Development: Ability to build, test, and debug prototypes of co-packaged optics systems.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

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

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.

Interview Integrity

As part of our commitment to fair and authentic hiring practices, we ask that candidates do not use AI tools (e.g., transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT, CoPilot, or note-taking bots) during interviews.

Our interviews are designed to assess your personal experience, thought process, and communication skills in real-time. If a candidate uses such tools during an interview, they will be disqualified from the hiring process.

This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law. Marvell may be required to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce and/or the U.S. Department of State. Except for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), all applicants may be subject to an export license review process prior to employment.