Application Engineer - Early Career

Job Title

Application Engineer - Early Career

Role Summary

Join Central System Engineering in Central Engineering to validate Marvell high-speed SerDes IPs in a lab environment and support business units for SoC production. The role focuses on hands-on lab validation, electrical characterization, test automation, and cross-functional support to ensure successful IP integration.

Experience Level

Entry-level / Early Career.

Responsibilities

The engineer will perform lab-based validation and characterization of high-speed SerDes and related mixed-signal IP, support product integration, and produce validation reports.

• Validate features of high-speed SerDes PHY used in Ethernet and PCIe using instruments such as oscilloscopes, bit-error testers, time-domain reflectometers, vector network analyzers, and arbitrary waveform generators.
• Perform mixed-signal functional verification and electrical performance characterization.
• Provide hands-on technical support during design, development, and deployment of SerDes and related IP.
• Collect, analyze, and document test data and produce validation reports.
• Support chip/system-level IP applications including SerDes, PLL, ADCs, power regulators, and temperature sensors.
• Work with product management, design engineering, and quality assurance to align product capabilities with customer needs.

Requirements

Key technical skills and workplace requirements. Items marked as "Nice-to-have" are preferred but not required.

• Must-have: Basic programming in Python; exposure to scripting in C/C++, MATLAB, or similar.
• Must-have: Introductory knowledge of analog and digital mixed-signal design and hands-on silicon hardware experience from coursework or labs.
• Must-have: Ability to collect and analyze test data and produce clear validation reports; effective communication skills.
• Must-have: Eligibility to access export-controlled technology; candidates may be subject to an export license review.
• Nice-to-have: Advanced coursework or prior internships in validation, analog/digital/mixed-signal, or VLSI design.
• Nice-to-have: Experience using coding languages to automate testing or processes and familiarity with power/thermal testing and high-speed signal processing applications.

Education Requirements

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is required. Coursework emphasizing hands-on silicon hardware is expected. Preferred: advanced coursework or internships in validation, analog/digital/mixed-signal, or VLSI. (No explicit equivalent-experience alternative stated.)

About the Company

Company: Marvell Technology

Headquarters: Santa Clara, California, United States

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions serve as essential building blocks of the data infrastructure connecting our world, driving innovation across enterprise, cloud, AI, and carrier architectures. The company focuses on creating transformative technology that shapes the future.