Distinguished Engineer, Switch Architect

About Marvell

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, automotive, 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

Marvell’s Cloud Data Center Group is at the heart of next-generation infrastructure for hyperscale cloud and AI workloads. The Teralynx Switch Architecture Team leads the design of Marvell’s state-of-the-art data center switch ASICs—solutions that deliver the performance, scalability, and energy efficiency required to support the world’s most advanced networks.
As a Distinguished Engineer in the Switch Architecture team, you’ll play a key role in shaping the architecture of switch devices that serve both traditional cloud infrastructure and emerging AI workloads. Your work will span performance modeling, architectural definition, and standards leadership—impacting Marvell’s roadmap and the broader networking industry.

What You Can Expect

• Define the architecture for Marvell’s next-generation AI network switch ASICs targeting hyperscale data centers and AI-driven networks.
• Anticipate technology trends to incorporate them into long-term product planning.
• Contribute to and help define industry standards, such as Ultra Ethernet and Ultra Accelerator Link
• Develop architectural and performance models to evaluate trade-offs in bandwidth, latency, power, and scalability.
• Collaborate across silicon design, software, systems, and product teams to ensure architectural alignment and delivery.
• Produce high-quality documentation including device specifications, performance requirements, and modeling results.
• Serve as a technical advisor to leadership and customers, representing Marvell in strategic discussions.
• Mentor and lead engineering teams in developing robust switch IP and architecture frameworks.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field with 15+ years of relevant experience
• OR Master’s with 10+ years
• OR Ph.D. with 8+ years

• Technical Expertise

• Proven experience in architecting and designing complex ASICs and network switch architectures
• In-depth understanding of high-speed interconnects, Ethernet protocols, and traffic management architectures
• Expertise in AI networking topologies, load balancing, and packet processing at scale
• Hands-on experience with C/C++, Python, and performance modeling tools
• Familiarity with standards development

• Leadership & Collaboration

• Strong conceptual and analytical thinking skills with the ability to drive innovation
• Excellent communication skills to convey complex architecture concepts to internal and external audiences
• A collaborative leader who can work across engineering, product, and customer teams to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions
• Demonstrated experience mentoring engineers and influencing product roadmaps

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

203,900 - 305,500, $ 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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