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

This business group sits at the forefront of Marvell’s photonics and advanced packaging strategy, enabling reliable, high‑volume deployment of silicon photonics and co‑packaged optics for next‑generation AI and cloud infrastructure. By embedding supplier quality and reliability rigor early, the team accelerates time‑to‑market while protecting customer confidence. The technologies supported by this group are critical to scaling energy‑efficient AI systems and global data center infrastructure worldwide.

What You Can Expect Role Summary

The Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) – Photonics & Optical Packaging is responsible for supplier quality, reliability, and change control for photonic devices and advanced optical packaging technologies, including PICs, lasers, modulators, detectors, fiber attach, and co-packaged optics. This role ensures supplier readiness, prevents quality escapes, and supports reliable production ramp and sustaining for high-performance optical interconnect products.

Key Responsibilities – Supplier Qualification & Readiness

• Lead qualification of photonics and optical packaging suppliers (PIC fabs, laser epi/fabs, OSATs, fiber attach and passive suppliers).

• Drive supplier production readiness reviews covering process capability, yield maturity, reliability readiness, and traceability.

• Ensure compliance to optical-specific quality requirements including alignment tolerances, optical power, coupling loss, and cleanliness controls.

Photonics & Optical Packaging Quality:

• Own supplier quality for optical processes such as die attach, fiber attach, active alignment, underfill, hermetic / non-hermetic sealing, and optical inspection.

• Partner with engineering teams to define critical-to-quality (CTQ) parameters for optical and photonic components.

• Ensure workmanship standards protect optical performance and long-term reliability.

Supplier Performance & Continuous Improvement:

• Own supplier KPIs including yield, optical parametric stability, defect PPM, escapes, and on-time delivery.

• Drive SPC and process capability improvements on optical processes and materials.

• Lead regular supplier quality reviews focused on yield learning and risk reduction.

Incoming, In-Process & Outgoing Quality

• Define risk-based incoming inspection strategies for photonic devices, passives, and optical subassemblies.

• Align control plans and SPC monitoring for optical alignment, attach, and sealing processes.

• Define stop-ship and containment criteria for optical excursions.

Failure Analysis & Corrective Action (CAPA)

• Lead supplier-related failure analysis for optical, electrical, and packaging failures in partnership with internal and external FA labs.

• Drive root cause using optical, electrical, thermal, and mechanical analysis techniques.

• Ensure timely and effective CAPA closure with verified effectiveness.

Change Control & PCN Management:

• Manage supplier PCNs and process changes impacting photonic devices, materials, or optical packaging flows.

• Assess risk and define re-qualification and reliability testing requirements for changes.

• Minimize production and customer impact from supplier-driven changes.

What We're Looking For Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Optical, Materials, Mechanical, or related field).

• 10+ years experience in supplier quality, photonics manufacturing, or advanced packaging quality.

• Hands-on experience with optical or photonic manufacturing processes.

• Strong background in SPC, root-cause analysis, and CAPA.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with PICs, lasers, modulators, detectors, or co-packaged optics.

• Familiarity with Telcordia / JEDEC reliability testing for optical components.

• Experience supporting production ramps for high-volume optical products.

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.