Director of Test – Silicon Photonics

Job Title

Director of Test – Silicon Photonics

Role Summary

Technical leader responsible for hands-on development, debug, and execution of wafer-scale and system-level test for Marvell's silicon photonics products. Leads a team of Optical Test Engineers and Photonics Systems Test Engineers and partners with ASIC design, AMS, packaging, and NPI teams.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Specific years of experience not stated; role requires demonstrated engineering leadership and deep hands-on test expertise.

Responsibilities

Accountable for end-to-end test strategy, lab operations, and team delivery across wafer-level and system photonics validation.

• Develop and debug wafer-scale and die-level high-speed optical and electrical measurement setups (56 Gbps+/lane), including BER testing, eye-diagram analysis, and S-parameter measurements.
• Author, review, and maintain automation scripts for instrument control and data processing.
• Own operation, maintenance, calibration, and roadmap for wafer-scale probe stations; manage vendor relationships and continuous improvement.
• Lead data infrastructure for handling, archiving, and analyzing large-volume prober outputs.
• Support NPI by driving correlation between wafer-level test results, sub-system characterization, and system-level validation.
• Plan and execute photonics DVT testing for scale-up networking products and lead product test platform design for NPI, bring-up, and reliability assessment.
• Recruit, mentor, and manage a team of optical and photonics systems test engineers.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with ASIC, AMS, and packaging teams to improve device performance and test coverage.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and leadership qualifications; nice-to-have items noted separately.

• Must-have: Direct, hands-on experience operating, configuring, and maintaining commercial wafer-scale probe stations (e.g., Cascade/FormFactor, MPI, or equivalent).
• Must-have: Hands-on automation experience with Python (preferred), MATLAB, LabVIEW, or C# and proficiency with data analysis tools (e.g., JMP, DataConductor).
• Must-have: Strong experience defining and executing system-level test plans for transceiver products involving DSP/TIA/Driver with PICs and high-speed measurements (BER, eye diagrams, S-parameters).
• Must-have: Demonstrated experience managing and growing technical engineering teams in semiconductor or photonics environments.
• Must-have: Eligible to access export-controlled technology as required by applicable U.S. law and regulations.
• Nice-to-have: Knowledge of integrated photonics, ray-tracing optics, or PIC design.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with vendor liaison for lab equipment procurement and calibration protocols.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

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.