Digital IC Design Junior Engineer

Job Title

Digital IC Design Junior Engineer

Role Summary

Join Marvell's Coherent DSP business unit to design, simulate, implement, and validate high-performance DSP ASICs for hyperscale and telecom networks. The role sits within a hardware design team focused on RTL, firmware, and verification for high-speed communication chips.

This is a hands-on engineering role focused on RTL development, prototyping IP blocks, and verification to ensure functional correctness and performance of silicon products.

Experience Level

Entry-level (Junior). No explicit years-of-experience requirement provided.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include design, verification, and maintenance of RTL and related firmware/tooling.

• Analyze product specifications and architectural requirements to plan design and verification for high-speed communication chips.
• Design and develop RTL modules using Verilog/SystemVerilog; integrate with C/C++, Python, and Linux-based tooling and firmware.
• Prototype IP blocks to assess feasibility and de-risk future product development.
• Maintain and enhance silicon-proven RTL and firmware to ensure functional correctness and performance.
• Develop and execute verification strategies including unit, integration, and regression testing using Python-based frameworks.

Requirements

Core technical skills and workplace capabilities required or strongly preferred.

• Must-have: Proficiency in C, C++, and Python.
• Must-have: Working knowledge of Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL.
• Must-have: Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles.
• Must-have: Ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams.
• Must-have: English: Intermediate–Advanced; Spanish: Native or fluent.
• Nice-to-have: Hands-on experience in digital design and RTL development.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with chip development flows and verification methodologies.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with Linux-based tooling and firmware and prior work with silicon-proven RTL.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electronics, Computer, or Telecommunications Engineering (explicit). No mention of accepted equivalent-experience language.

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.