Hardware Design Engineer

Job Title

Hardware Design Engineer

Role Summary

Design, implement, and bring up complex high-speed PCBs and networking platforms that integrate silicon, packaging, and optics into deployable board and switch solutions. Work with circuit design, packaging, SI/PI, and system validation teams to meet performance, quality, and schedule objectives.

Position involves hands-on lab bring-up, vendor and contract manufacturer engagement, and leadership of hardware engineers and technicians. Role may require eligibility for access to export-controlled technology.

Experience Level

Senior level. Typical experience: 10–15 years for candidates with a Bachelor's degree; 5–10 years for candidates with a Master's or PhD.

Responsibilities

The core responsibilities include technical leadership, board design execution, coordination with cross-functional teams, and hands-on debugging and validation.

• Lead design and development of complex high-speed boards, switches, and optics platforms.
• Own PCB schematic capture, layout, and board bring-up processes to meet technical and schedule targets.
• Plan and organize board builds, component procurement, bring-up, debug, and testing.
• Drive system-level decisions on power, thermal, signal integrity, and reliability with SI/PI and packaging teams.
• Lead small hardware teams and technicians to deliver boards to internal and external customers.
• Coordinate with design, software, validation, marketing, and field teams on board requirements and status.
• Work with PCB vendors, ODMs, and contract manufacturers to ensure manufacturability and quality.
• Perform hands-on lab bring-up and debug using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and related test equipment.
• Review customer designs, lead root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Identify board design risks across the platform and develop mitigation or escalation plans.

Requirements

Technical must-haves and practical skills required for the role. Education-related requirements are summarized below in Education Requirements.

• Must-have: Direct experience with high-speed and high-density PCB design including high-speed serial and memory interfaces (examples: DDR3/4/5, PCIe Gen3/4/5, SATA3, SPI, I2C).
• Proven experience leading small teams of design engineers from concept through production.
• High-speed routing experience (PAM4, DDR5, PCIe Gen5) and routing strategy expertise.
• Experience with Cadence Allegro or OrCAD schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
• Working knowledge of signal integrity and power integrity concepts (decoupling, AC impedance targets, crosstalk, insertion/return loss).
• Experience with large board formats, layer-count design, stack-up optimization, and power-supply design with measurement experience.
• Hands-on use of advanced test equipment (sampling/real-time oscilloscopes, logic analyzers) for bring-up and debug.
• Understanding of mechanical and thermal considerations for high-density layouts.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, debugging, verbal, and written communication skills; sense of urgency and accountability.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 10–15 years of relevant professional experience; or a Master's degree and/or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 5–10 years of relevant professional experience.

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.