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Senior Principal Design Engineer

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
Morrisville, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/3/2026

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 Digital IC Design Senior Principal Engineer with Marvell, you'll be a member of the Connectivity business group.Marvell is a leading provider of innovative wireline Commnication technologies, including high-speed inter-connect receivers and Ethernet PHY. The DSP/architecture team is working on the most advanced architectures for PHYs, Retimers for solutions from 10Mbps to 400Gbps at Data Center and Enterprise.

What You Can Expect

  • Design, develop, implement, verify, and document micro-architecture and RTL for complex power management integrated circuits.

  • Work closely with system and chip architects to design industrial quality implementations.

  • Participate in the full design development cycle, end-to-end, from writing micro-architecture docs, RTL coding, specifications of timing, closely work with design verification teams to review test plans and execution of test, ability to bring up block tests on silicon during lab testing, and maintenance of designed blocks and reusable IPs.

  • Produce comprehensive block uArchitecture and register Specs.

  • Schedule detailed reviews with cross-functional teams Evaluate and participate in improving design and verification methodologies.

  • Supervise or mentor other digital design engineers.

What We're Looking For

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 18 years of related professional experience. Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 15 years of experience. PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 12 years of experience.

  • Creating micro-architectural specs from standards, architectural specifications.
  • System Verilog RTL coding with System Verilog Assertions.
  • Universal Verification Methodology.
  • Creating modular/reusable design components.
  • Embedded micro-controller systems.
  • Ability to multi-task and must be flexible and adaptable to a rapidly changing and demanding environment.
  • Demonstrated success in project leadership.
  • Experience in the following areas is a plus: Design for Automotive Safety (ASIL) I2C, SPI, SMBUS.
  • Mixed-signal simulation (Cadence AMS).
  • Domain experience in High speed interconnect technologies such as PCIe, CXL and UALink
  • Knowledge of power conversions systems

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

170,800 - 252,750, $ 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.

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.

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