Principal Reliability Engineer

Job Title

Principal Reliability Engineer

Role Summary

The Principal Reliability Engineer will lead new-product qualification and reliability testing for advanced semiconductor products, working within Marvell's Reliability Engineering team in the Quality organization. The role coordinates cross-functional teams and test labs to plan, execute, and report reliability qualifications and supplier-managed tests.

This position may require eligibility to access export-controlled technology; non-U.S. applicants may be subject to export license review.

Experience Level

Senior level. The posting indicates senior experience (typically 10+ years overall); specific qualification and reliability testing experience of 5+ years is required.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute reliability qualification activities for new products.

• Define qualification strategy and prepare qualification plans.
• Create and maintain product qualification schedules and status reporting.
• Specify qualification hardware requirements and coordinate design/verification with test labs and cross-functional teams.
• Manage execution of HTOL, HAST, TC, ESD, LU and other stress tests per plan.
• Manage external reliability suppliers and subcontractors for qualification testing.
• Support vendor qualification and evaluate design/manufacturing/material changes.
• Drive failure analysis as needed to complete qualification and reliability evaluations.
• Prepare product qualification reports and related documentation.
• Support customer quality and reliability information requests.

Requirements

Key technical and interpersonal requirements. Education credentials are summarized separately below.

• Must-have: 5+ years of product qualification and reliability testing experience for semiconductor products.
• Must-have: Knowledge of semiconductor fabrication (CMOS/BiCMOS) and packaging technologies, and strong project planning skills.
• Must-have: In-depth knowledge of stress testing methodologies (HTOL, HAST, TC, ESD, LU) and industry standards (JEDEC, AEC, Telcordia).
• Must-have: Experience with HTOL stress pattern bring-up, test execution, and qualification hardware design; hands-on HTOL setup and data scoping.
• Must-have: Experience with high-speed analog devices (drivers, TIAs) and performance testing.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with reliability data statistical analysis tools (e.g., JMP, Minitab).
• Nice-to-have: Good understanding of FMEA and risk assessment processes.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, interpersonal, planning and organizational skills. Ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.

Education Requirements

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Mechanical/Materials Engineering, or a related engineering field (posting cites >10 years related professional experience with a bachelor’s). Preferred: Master’s and/or PhD (noted as desired) with ~5+ years of related experience. No specific certifications were listed; equivalent experience implied by senior experience expectations.

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.