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Principal CAD Engineer

Marvell Semiconductor Inc.
Santa Clara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 3/11/2026

Job Details

About Marvell

Marvell's semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, 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

As a key CAD member of Marvell Central Engineering, you will play a leading role on developing next-generation automated design flow and its add-on tools. You will have the opportunity to use your extensive design and CAD knowledge to participate in defining the whole organization's design infrastructure, methodology and workflows.

What You Can Expect
  • Develop and maintain leading-edge CAD flows addressing the needs of Marvell's various Business Units
  • Contribute to the deployment and support of highly modular and automated CAD flows
  • Work in collaboration with the infrastructure and flow teams to ensure optimal integration within the overall CAD platform
  • Come-up with innovative solutions to ever-increasing design challenges
  • Drive stakeholders' alignment across multiple BUs over key CAD architectural decisions

What We're Looking For
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 5-10 years of related professional experience or Master's degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 3-5 years of experience or equivalent professional experience in lieu of a formal degree
  • 10 years of hands-on experience in CAD flow development for ASIC and Custom designs preferred
  • Experience with 12nm or below tape out preferred
  • Solid understanding and executional experience with the following: Automation of CAD flows for synthesis, P&R, equivalence checking, STA, physical verification, and chip-level assembly preferred
  • Flow modularization, code sharing, and user customization
  • Batch mode flow development
  • Managing design databases and enabling metrics capturing and data analytics Proficiency in version control mechanism
  • Solid proficiency in Tcl/Python scripting in the context of flow development
  • Demonstrate good analysis and problem-solving skills. Out-of-the-box thinking.
  • Team player with good verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to run the following tasks is a plus: RTL to gates, and gates-to-gates equivalence checking Chip-level assembly preferred

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)
146,850 - 220,000, $ 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
Marvell is committed to providing exceptional, comprehensive benefits that support our employees at every stage - from internship to retirement and through life's most important moments. Our offerings are built around four key pillars: financial well-being, family support, mental and physical health, and recognition. Highlights include an employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back, family support programs to help balance work and home life, robust mental health resources to prioritize emotional well-being, and a recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones. We look forward to sharing more with you 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

Interview Integrity

To support fair and authentic hiring practices, candidates are not permitted to use AI tools (such as transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT or Copilot, or automated note-taking bots) during interviews.

These tools must not be used to record, assist with, or enhance responses in any way. Our interviews are designed to evaluate your individual experience, thought process, and communication skills in real time. Use of AI tools without prior instruction from the interviewer will result in disqualification 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.

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