Principal Validation Engineer

Job Title

Principal Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Lead validation of SSD/SoC blocks by developing, porting, executing and debugging bare-metal and embedded software to verify functionality, performance and power. Work on validation across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases, collaborating with design, firmware, and validation teams to isolate root causes and close issues.

Experience Level

Senior. Typical guidance in the posting: Bachelor's degree holders with ~5–10 years of relevant professional experience, or Master's degree holders with ~3–5 years.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, port, run and debug bare-metal and embedded software for multiple SSD/SoC blocks.
• Create and maintain test code and infrastructure to support new features and standards.
• Design and review test plans; document and share test results internally and externally.
• Measure and analyze performance, throughput, and power across SoC blocks.
• Collaborate with Design, Firmware, and Validation teams to reproduce failures and determine root cause.
• Operate lab equipment and debug tools to validate hardware/software interactions.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Strong C/C++ programming and embedded software development skills.
• Experience with Linux and basic ARM/RISC microprocessor or SoC architecture.
• Proven debug skills for software and hardware interaction; able to isolate root cause.
• Experience in Pre-Si and Post-Si validation, including stress and PVT testing.
• Familiarity with lab/debug tools such as emulators, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; able to work across disciplines and manage multiple priorities.
• Nice-to-have: experience with NAND testing and debugging; knowledge of DDR, SPI, PCIe, NVMe protocols.

Education Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree in Software, Computer, or Electrical Engineering (posting specifies 5–10 years experience for Bachelor's) or a Master's degree in those fields (posting specifies 3–5 years experience for Master's). The posting also mentions an overall GPA of 3.5 or higher.

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.