Principal Hardware Design Engineer

Job Title

Principal Hardware Design Engineer

Role Summary

Join Marvell's Platform Engineering team to design, implement, and bring up complex high-speed boards, switches, and optics for next-generation networking and platform solutions. The role interfaces with circuit design, packaging, signal and power integrity, and validation teams to deliver deployable board- and switch-level products.

The position is hands-on and cross-functional, providing board design leadership, lab bring-up support, and coordination with vendors and manufacturing to meet performance, quality, and schedule targets.

Experience Level

Senior - the posting specifies ~10–15 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree, or 5–10 years with a Master's or PhD.

Responsibilities

Accountable for end-to-end board and platform hardware delivery and technical leadership.

• Lead design and development of complex high-speed PCBs, switches, and optics-based platforms.
• Own schematic capture, PCB layout oversight, and board bring-up activities to meet product requirements.
• Plan and coordinate board builds, component procurement, vendor/ODM/CM engagement, and manufacturing handoff.
• Drive system-level decisions on power, thermal, SI/PI, and reliability with SI/PI and packaging teams.
• Lead and mentor hardware engineers and technicians to deliver boards on schedule and to quality targets.
• Perform hands-on lab debug and bring-up using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and related equipment.
• Review customer and FAE designs, lead root-cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Identify design risks across the platform stack, develop mitigations, and escalate as required.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience (education details are listed under Education Requirements below).

• Proven experience with high-speed, high-density PCB design including high-speed serial and memory interfaces (DDR3/4/5, PCIe Gen3/4/5, SATA3, SPI, I2C).
• Experience with high-speed routing techniques (including PAM4, DDR5, PCIe Gen5) and stack-up optimization for larger board formats and higher layer counts.
• Familiarity with Cadence Allegro/OrCAD schematic capture and PCB layout tools.
• Working knowledge of signal integrity and power integrity concepts: decoupling strategies, AC impedance targets, crosstalk, insertion loss, and return loss.
• Hands-on measurement and debug experience with advanced test equipment (sampling/real-time oscilloscopes, logic analyzers).
• Practical knowledge of power supply design and hands-on measurement experience.
• Understanding of mechanical and thermal considerations for high-density layouts.
• Proven track record leading small design teams and delivering products from concept to production.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and written/verbal communication skills; ability to work across cross-functional teams.
• Ability to engage with PCB vendors, ODMs, and contract manufacturers to ensure manufacturability and quality.
• May require eligibility for access to export-controlled technology and possible export license review.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with optics integration on networking platforms.
• Prior work on large switch platforms or networking products for AI/communications markets.

Education Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field (with ~10–15 years' relevant experience). A Master's degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field is acceptable with ~5–10 years' experience. The posting specifies degree-based experience bands; no specific certifications were required and no explicit "or equivalent experience" clause was stated.

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.