Principal COE Digital Design Engineer

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

The Center of Excellence (COE), part of the Custom Cloud Solutions (CCS) Business Unit within Marvell's Data Center Group, is chartered to define, develop, and maintain standard, production-ready IP subsystems spanning Memory, Ethernet, PCIe/CXL, Security/Boot, Low-Speed IO, and other critical technologies that customers and internal SoC teams can adopt with confidence.
By shifting left, the COE enables faster time-to-market, reduces integration risk, and ensures compliance, interoperability, and high performance across Marvell's SoC products. It embodies the "One Marvell" principle, sharing reusable components, verification environments, and knowledge across all business units to drive first-pass-right silicon.
As part of the COE, you will design, verify, and deliver IP subsystem building blocks powering Marvell's most advanced custom chips for hyperscale cloud, AI, and data center customers, working at the intersection of architecture, RTL design, verification, firmware/software, and silicon validation.

What You Can Expect

• Own and drive PCIe/CXL subsystem micro-architecture definition, RTL implementation, and integration

• Collaborate closely with Architecture teams to translate requirements into robust RTL designs

• Work with Design Verification teams on test-plan reviews, debug, and coverage closure

• Partner with Physical Design and DFT teams to ensure PD-friendly and DFT-ready RTL

• Support silicon bring-up and post-silicon debug, working with firmware and validation teams

• Drive design quality improvements, coding best practices, and reuse across projects

• Participate in design reviews, milestone reviews, and cross-functional technical discussions

• Mentor junior designers and provide technical leadership within the PCIe/CXL design domain.

What We're Looking For

• Master's/bachelor’s degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering with 8-10+ years of relevant experience in RTL design

• Proven experience delivering complex PCIe/CXL controllers or subsystems from architecture through RTL closure

• Strong hands-on experience in System Verilog / Verilog RTL development

• Expertise/Familiarity in PCIe/CXL specifications

• Deep knowledge of ARM-based SoC integration and AMBA protocols (AXI-4, CHI, ACE)

• Solid grasp of Clocking, Resets, CDC/RDC, low-power techniques, and performance optimization

• Experience supporting lint, CDC/RDC, synthesis, and design sign-off flows

• Experience using industry-standard EDA tools from Synopsys, Cadence, Mentor/Siemens

• Proficient in scripting languages such as TCL / Perl / Python

• Experience with version control systems such as GIT, SVN, etc.

Additional Qualifications:

• Experience on end-to-end PCIe/CXL subsystem RTL design execution and sign-off

• Experience designing high-performance, low-latency data paths and handling ordering, coherency, and error mechanisms

• Proficient in debugging functional and performance issues at subsystem and SoC levels

• Familiarity with post-silicon bring-up and debug methodologies in collaboration with firmware and validation teams

• Prior experience mentoring engineers and providing technical leadership in a cross-functional environment

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

160,400 - 237,320, $ 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 [email protected].

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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