Senior Staff Firmware Engineer

Job Title

Senior Staff Firmware Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Ethernet PHY SerDes firmware team to design, implement and debug embedded firmware and host utilities for high-speed PAM4 transceivers. The role focuses on firmware development for an embedded processor, test infrastructure, and interoperability/debugging across hardware and software.

Experience Level

Senior. The posting indicates a minimum of 4+ years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

Work on embedded firmware and related host tools, tests, and debugging to support high-speed transceiver development and verification.

• Develop and debug portable C firmware and C/Python host utilities, GUIs, regression and simulation tools.
• Design feature implementations that are scalable, maintainable, and mergeable.
• Participate in code reviews, manage issue-tracking (Jira), and follow team coding guidelines.
• Create utilities to aid embedded development, debugging, diagnostics, and test automation.
• Develop and maintain test infrastructure, test scripts, and data-analysis tools.
• Perform cross-vendor interoperability testing and hardware/software debugging.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues to meet standards and performance requirements.

Requirements

Key qualifications and technical skills required and preferred for successful performance in the role.

Must-have:

• Minimum 4+ years of relevant firmware/software experience.
• Strong C programming skills for embedded targets; solid Python for tooling and tests.
• Experience with embedded microprocessors (ARM Cortex).
• Familiarity with Git source control and build/release procedures.
• Ability to follow established coding guidelines and practices.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-have / Preferred:

• Experience using state machines to architect embedded C code.
• Firmware architecture, integration, and test experience for digital signal processing systems.
• Bootloader design and RTOS implementation experience.
• Full firmware development lifecycle experience: spec, design, integration, test.
• Hardware troubleshooting skills and familiarity with oscilloscopes, ICE, spectrum/network analyzers.
• Python-based GUI development experience.
• Experience with Ethernet protocols and physical-layer devices; Verilog proficiency is a plus.

Education Requirements

BS required; MS preferred in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field (as stated in the minimum qualifications).

This role may require access to export-controlled technology; applicants must be eligible to access such information under applicable U.S. export control laws. The position is eligible for Marvell's bonus and equity plans.

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.