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 test development principal engineer in the Operations business group, you will test features on the silicon semiconductor chips Marvell produces for internal and external customers. You will make sure we don’t ship out any underperforming units. You’ll work closely with design to make sure their chip features are testable and that the results meet the customer’s specifications. You may even have to write new code or develop new testing strategies when our chips outpace the capabilities of current testing equipment.

What You Can Expect

• Develop and optimize test methodologies for optical/electrical performance validation (e.g., IV, TIA/DRV behavior, MZM control, PD characterization).
• Design, set up, and maintain automated and semi-automated optical/electrical test stations.
• Cross-functional collaboration with design, packaging, and process teams to define test requirements and ensure design-for-test (DfT) alignment.
• Support test readiness for new product introduction (NPI) and mass production ramp.
• Interact with external vendors, contract manufacturers, and FA teams to resolve issues and improve test quality.
• Document test processes, procedures, and technical learnings in a structured, clear manner.

What We're Looking For

• BS degree with 10yr+ or MS degree with 7yr+ in silicon photonics, optical and electrical device characterization and testing; Optics, EE, Physics or relevant major preferred.
• Hands-on experience with optical and electrical test equipment (SMU, Optical switch, OSA, tunable laser, polarization controller ..), tooling/jigs.
• Experience in equipment automation control for testing.
• Industry experience in Object-oriented scripting language like C++, Python, Visual Basic, or LabVIEW for volume production highly preferred.
• Familiar with photonics concepts such as waveguides, modulators, photodetectors, tunable lasers, and fiber coupling techniques.

Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements

With competitive compensation and great benefits, you will enjoy our workstyle within an environment of shared collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity. We’re dedicated to giving our people the tools and resources they need to succeed in doing work that matters, and to grow and develop with us. For additional information on what it’s like to work at Marvell, visit our Careers page.

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.

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.