Senior Staff Applications Engineer

Job Title

Senior Staff Applications Engineer

Role Summary

Lead technical interface between Marvell's SerDes/PCIe IP and strategic customers to enable deployment of 112G/224G SerDes and PCIe Gen6+ into AI infrastructure, data center servers, and high-speed networking systems.

Work across customer engagements and internal teams to drive design-in, resolve signal-integrity and interoperability issues, support silicon bring-up, and produce application documentation and training.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Typical experience expectations: BS in Electrical/Computer Engineering plus 5+ years as an applications engineer, or MS/PhD plus 3+ years.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include customer technical leadership, complex problem resolution, and enabling product deployment and validation.

• Serve as primary technical liaison for strategic customers; lead design reviews, troubleshooting sessions, and pre-sales technical support.
• Debug and resolve complex issues related to SerDes, PCIe (Gen1–Gen6), and high-speed interfaces; perform signal integrity analysis and electrical characterization.
• Design, build, and bring up evaluation boards and reference platforms; execute SI/PI simulations, protocol compliance testing, and interoperability validation.
• Collaborate with silicon design, firmware, validation, marketing, and sales to provide product feedback and influence roadmap.
• Produce application notes, reference designs, user guides, and deliver technical training to customers and internal teams.
• Create and maintain test automation tools, knowledge bases, and best-practice documentation to improve repeatability and efficiency.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and professional capabilities.

• Technical expertise: Deep knowledge of complex mixed-signal ICs, SerDes architectures (TX/RX, PLL/DLL, CDR), equalization techniques (CTLE, DFE, FFE), and PCIe protocols/standards.
• Hands-on lab skills: Proficiency with high-speed oscilloscopes, BERT testers, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and logic/protocol analyzers; ability to perform eye diagram analysis and jitter measurements.
• High-speed board design & SI/PI: Understanding of PCB design, transmission line theory, EMC/EMI principles; ability to read schematics and layouts.
• Customer-facing experience: Demonstrated ability to build customer relationships, perform on-site visits, and provide technical support to customer teams.
• Communication & collaboration: Strong written/verbal communication, technical writing, presentation skills, and ability to work across global cross-functional teams.
• Work style: Self-motivated, independent, analytical, able to manage multiple priorities and deliver results under urgency.

Education Requirements

BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 5+ years' experience as an applications engineer, or MS/PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 3+ years' experience. (Education and years-of-experience specified in job posting.)

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.