Senior Staff Engineer - Validation

Job Title

Senior Staff Engineer - Validation

Role Summary

Lead IP characterization and silicon validation for analog and DSP-based SerDes and related blocks. Manage local lab activities, develop and execute validation plans, and coordinate across R&D, firmware, product and field teams to close gaps between simulation and silicon.

Experience Level

Senior — requires 10+ years of experience in silicon validation, characterization, and system performance testing.

Responsibilities

Deliver IP- and system-level validation, lead test planning and lab execution, and mentor other engineers.

• Validate and characterize analog and DSP SerDes blocks (PLL, equalizer, high-performance ADC, serializer, DAC, driver).
• Define measurement methodology and test procedures to verify IP datasheet parameters and close gaps between simulation and silicon.
• Develop and execute full validation and characterization plans; drive issues to resolution.
• Collaborate with firmware and block designers to optimize control settings, calibration sequences and methodologies.
• Work with system validation and application engineers to optimize system performance and robustness.
• Provide signal-integrity and board-design requirements to support characterization and debug.
• Support bring-up activities and provide device-specific application engineering to customers and FAEs, including debugging and demo kit architecture.
• Author technical collateral: application notes, user guides, design ideas and evaluation kit documentation.
• Manage local lab equipment and automated test control; mentor and lead other validation engineers.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience; followed by notable advantages.

• Must-have: 10+ years of hands-on silicon validation/characterization experience focused on high-speed multi-lane SerDes and related analog/DSP blocks.
• Must-have: Practical experience in circuit bring-up, validation and analysis of high-speed interfaces and multi-standard SerDes, including testing ADCs, PLLs, DACs and drivers.
• Must-have: Ability to define IP performance parameters, develop test platforms and execute validation plans.
• Must-have: Experience with lab equipment and automated control (oscilloscopes, BERTs, VNA, spectrum analyzers, GPIB/488 automation) and general lab validation techniques.
• Must-have: Experience working cross-functionally with international teams and effective communication and presentation skills.
• Must-have: Familiarity with protocols such as PCI-Express, KR/SR/MR/ER/LR variants, 25/50/100/200GBASE, CPRI, CEI-56G, or similar.
• Nice-to-have: Software control of lab equipment (C++, Perl, Python) for automated testing.
• Nice-to-have: Experience using ADS, MATLAB or other simulation tools to model SerDes; electro-optical systems experience; analog circuit experience.
• Nice-to-have: Understanding of signal integrity, transmission lines, EM and microwave fundamentals.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE/MSEE) or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.

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.