Principal System Validation Engineer

Job Title

Principal System Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Join Platform Engineering to develop and execute system and rack-level validation for board, switch, and optics designs. Drive validation across electrical, thermal, functional, and performance domains, and provide lab-based characterization and bring-up support.

Work closely with hardware design, signal/power integrity, firmware, systems teams, and manufacturers to ensure platform performance and production readiness. Expected base pay range: USD 150,680 - 225,700 per annum. This role is eligible to participate in Marvell's bonus and equity plans.

Experience Level

Senior / Principal-level. See Education Requirements for the experience guidance associated with degree levels.

Responsibilities

The role leads planning and execution of validation for complex platform solutions. Key responsibilities include:

• Lead system and rack-level validation planning for boards, switches, and optics.
• Define validation requirements, test methodologies, and pass/fail criteria.
• Execute electrical, thermal, functional, and performance tests and characterization.
• Develop and run board, system, and rack-level test procedures and automation.
• Collaborate with hardware, signal/power integrity, firmware, systems engineering, ODMs, and suppliers.
• Support hyperscale, cloud, and enterprise customer engagements, design reviews, and technical escalations.
• Maintain validation documentation, requirements traceability, and final validation reports.
• Qualify systems through installation, operational, and performance testing (IQ/OQ/PQ).

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Experience with microprocessor, interconnect, memory, networking, and storage architectures relevant to platform-level validation.
• Strong understanding of system and rack-level architecture, scale-up/scale-out fabric design, and data center power/thermal constraints.
• Hands-on experience validating switches, boards, and optics integrated into rack-scale solutions.
• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces such as Ethernet and PCIe.
• Proficiency in programming/scripting (Python or C) for test automation and data analysis.
• Practical experience with electrical, thermal, functional, and performance characterization and test automation.
• Experience working with ODMs, contract manufacturers, and cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability and production readiness.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to identify integration risks and develop mitigation strategies across hardware, software, mechanical, thermal, and operational domains.
• Must be eligible to access export-controlled technology; candidates may be subject to export license review prior to employment.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 10–15 years of relevant professional experience; or Master's degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 5–10 years of relevant professional experience. No certifications or explicit equivalent-experience language was specified in the source.

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.