Post Silicon Validation Engineer

Job Title

Post Silicon Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Join the post-silicon validation team responsible for validating high-speed transceiver ASICs for coherent optical communications in Marvell’s Coherent DSP Business Unit. The team builds software validation platforms, performs hardware and firmware post-silicon validation, develops customer-facing interfaces, and provides technical support to internal teams and customers.

This role focuses on lab validation, automation, and firmware/hardware integration verification for optical-transceiver products.

Experience Level

Mid-level (no specific years of experience specified).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include laboratory validation, automation, simulation, and documentation tasks to verify hardware, firmware, and software integration.

• Develop Python scripts to automate simulations and lab measurements; control hardware evaluation platforms and electrical/optical test equipment.
• Plan and execute hardware validation test plans in an optical-systems laboratory.
• Design and implement automated regression tests in Python to validate firmware in realistic applications.
• Develop Application Programming Interface components in C and C++ for customer use.
• Create and run SystemVerilog simulations using UVM components.
• Write clear technical documentation in English for internal and external audiences.
• Analyze compatibility between firmware and hardware components against relevant standards.
• Provide technical support to Marketing, Applications, and customers as required.

Requirements

Essential skills and preferred experience for successful performance in this role. (Degree requirements are listed separately below.)

• Must-have: Proven programming experience in C, C++, and/or Python.
• Experience with lab automation or controlling electrical/optical test equipment.
• Experience in firmware validation, hardware bring-up, or post-silicon validation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; effective English proficiency.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and work under pressure.
• Nice-to-have: Embedded software development experience; optics experience; SystemVerilog/UVM simulation experience.
• May require eligibility to access export-controlled technology; applicants may be subject to export license review prior to employment.

Education Requirements

Engineering degree in electronics, computer (computer engineering/computer science), or telecommunications fields.

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.