Senior Staff Application 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

You will join Marvell’s Coherent DSP team, a high-impact group developing state-of-the-art mixed-signal analog and digital signal processing semiconductor solutions for optical interfaces using coherent technology. Our portfolio features industry-leading platforms—such as Canopus, Deneb, Orion, next-generation 1.6T platforms and beyond —that enable ultra-high-performance optical connectivity for AI clusters, cloud infrastructure and telecom networks. In this role, you’ll work at the heart of the scale-out semiconductor DSP revolution: directly enabling the massive growth in data, optical links and AI infrastructure through world-class products from Marvell, connecting hyperscale data centers across distances of 20km to 1000km, and further.

Why Marvell?
• You’ll be part of a global semiconductor leader whose technologies power the data infrastructure of the future—including AI factory, cloud, and telecom networks.
• We’re innovating real hardware and solutions, ranging from scale-up within an equipment rack to scale-across, connecting the continent. This is not incremental: it’s about enabling massive connectivity leveraging high-speed optics and next-gen digital signal processing (DSP) technology at the system level.
• At Marvell you’ll enjoy a culture of collaboration, transparency and inclusion, where you’re empowered to make a meaningful impact.
• We believe in continuous growth: you’ll gain exposure to analog, digital, firmware, optical, system-level expertise and customer-facing engagements

What You Can Expect

• Assist customers in designing networking or optical subsystem products that integrate Marvell coherent DSP solutions.
• Partner with customers to optimize and validate Marvell’s coherent DSP platforms in real-world optical systems.
• Debug challenging optical, analog and signal-processing problems in customer implementations—with a hands-on mindset.
• Capture and translate customer requirements and feature requests into actionable deliverables.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams (analog, digital, DSP algorithm, firmware, system, optical) to remove engineering obstacles and accelerate customer success.
• Support characterization and validation of high-speed electro-optical components such as Mach-Zehnder modulators, ICRs and lasers.
• Create compelling product documentation, application notes and technical reports that empower customers and internal teams alike.
• Provide technical guidance and training to customers on Marvell’s coherent DSP solutions—becoming a trusted advisor and champion for our technology.
• Operate from our Santa Clara site, five days a week, collaborating face-to-face with peers, leveraging our lab infrastructure and maintaining the high-energy, innovation-driven culture that defines Marvell.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant professional experience, OR a Master’s and/or PhD in those fields with 3+ years of experience.
• Strong knowledge of digital signal processing and its application in optical communications.
• Hands-on experience with high-speed electro-optical components and characterization techniques (for example, modulators, ICRs, lasers).
• Proficiency in programming/analysis languages and tools such as Python, C/C++, MATLAB.
• Excellent analytical, data-analysis and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional, multi-disciplinary teams.

Preferred (nice-to-haves):

• Experience with Ethernet and/or OTN protocols.
• Knowledge of coherent transceiver module design.
• Experience with DSP offline processing and system-level optical networking hardware.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

121,400 - 181,800, $ 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 [email protected].

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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