Principal Engineer, Digital IC Design

Job Title

Principal Engineer, Digital IC Design

Role Summary

Senior ASIC engineer responsible for planning, coordinating and executing the design, verification and evaluation of analog mixed-signal circuits—primarily SerDes PHY IP—for high-speed data communication ICs. The role works within the Central Engineering AMS-IP team and collaborates with digital design, verification, firmware and analog teams to deliver IP across product lines.

You will drive delivery of competitive SerDes IP by managing technical execution, cross-functional coordination, and post-silicon support.

Experience Level

Senior — typical experience ranges: 10–15 years with a Bachelor’s degree, or 5–10 years with a Master’s degree or PhD.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include leading technical execution and coordinating cross-discipline activities to deliver analog mixed-signal IP on schedule and to quality targets.

• Collaborate with Analog, DSP, DV, FW and AE teams to deliver SerDes IP for multiple product lines.
• Plan and coordinate design, verification and evaluation activities for analog mixed-signal circuits.
• Improve and maintain in-house design methodology and flow.
• Provide pre-silicon and post-silicon support to product teams.
• Define requirements, create schedules and budgets, identify and mitigate risks.
• Track and report development progress to stakeholders; maintain stakeholder relationships.
• Continuously improve project execution processes.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and professional competencies required for the role.

• Fundamental concepts in high-speed analog mixed-signal SerDes design.
• Fundamental concepts in digital design, design verification, and timing closure.
• Knowledge of physical and layout design concepts.
• Digital logic timing analysis concepts.
• Verilog or VHDL coding experience and familiarity with lint tools.
• Excellent cross-discipline communication and interpersonal skills; able to work independently and in teams.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with MAC and PHY integration and silicon validation.
• Microcontroller experience (8051 or ARM Cortex) and microcontroller firmware experience.
• Synthesis experience with Synopsys or Cadence tools; timing analysis using PrimeTime.
• DFT concepts such as Scan and BIST.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field (typical experience 10–15 years). Alternatively, a Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field (typical experience 5–10 years). The posting specifies these degree fields; equivalent relevant experience is implied by the stated experience ranges.

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.