Principal Validation Engineer

Job Title

Principal Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Responsible for validation of SSD and SoC functionality across pre-silicon and post-silicon stages. Works with design, firmware, and validation teams to develop and run bare-metal tests, debug failures, and measure performance, throughput, and power.

Experience Level

Senior level. Typical guidance: generally 5+ years of professional experience; the posting indicates 5–10 years for candidates without an advanced degree and 3–5 years with a Master’s.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, port, execute, and debug bare-metal software for multiple SSD/SoC blocks.
• Create and maintain test code to support new features and standards.
• Design, review and document test plans and prepare test result reports.
• Collaborate with Design, Firmware, and Validation teams to perform root-cause analysis on failures.
• Implement tests to measure performance, throughput, and power of SoC blocks.
• Operate and use lab equipment required for validation and hardware debug (emulators, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers).

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and attributes:

• Strong C/C++ software development skills and embedded software experience.
• Familiarity with Linux and basic ARM/RISC microprocessor / SoC concepts.
• Proven software/hardware debugging abilities.
• Experience with lab tools: emulators, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers.
• Experience in pre-silicon and post-silicon validation, including stress and PVT testing.
• Effective written and verbal communication; able to work across disciplines and manage multiple priorities.
• Nice-to-have: in-depth knowledge of DDR, SPI, PCIe, NVMe; NAND testing and hardware/software debug experience.

Education Requirements

Posting specifies a Bachelor's degree in Software, Computer, or Electrical Engineering (with ~5–10 years professional experience) or a Master's degree in those fields (with ~3–5 years professional experience). Overall GPA of 3.5 or higher is stated. The posting implies technical degrees in engineering/computer science and may consider equivalent practical experience.

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.