Senior Staff Manager, Physical Design
Marvell TechnologyJob Title
Senior Staff Manager, Physical Design
Role Summary
The Senior Staff Manager, Physical Design leads physical design execution for assigned projects or subsystems and manages a team of physical design engineers. The role ensures on-time delivery of RTL-to-GDSII implementation for complex SoCs, aligns execution with global PD teams, and develops team capability and best practices.
Experience Level
Level: Senior. Requires extensive experience leading physical design teams and project-level ASIC/SoC implementation.
Responsibilities
The manager is responsible for project delivery, technical leadership, and team development across the physical implementation flow.
- Lead physical design execution for blocks, subsystems, or projects and manage a team of physical design engineers.
- Drive RTL-to-GDSII implementation: synthesis, floorplanning, place & route, clock tree synthesis, timing closure, power and signal integrity analysis, and physical verification.
- Track schedules, identify risks early, and execute mitigation plans to ensure timely, high-quality delivery and PPA targets.
- Apply and improve physical design methodologies and flows; promote best practices across teams.
- Collaborate closely with architecture, RTL, CAD, DFT, timing, and global PD teams to resolve implementation challenges.
- Provide technical guidance, hands-on support, mentoring, and career development for engineers.
- Escalate risks, issues, and resource gaps to leadership promptly.
Requirements
Key must-have skills and experience for successful performance in this role.
- 10+ years of experience in ASIC physical design and SoC implementation.
- Proven experience leading a team of engineers and driving project-level physical design execution, including successful tapeouts.
- Strong understanding of physical design methodologies, flows, and advanced process technologies.
- Proficiency with ASIC design flows and commonly used EDA tools.
- Strong technical problem-solving skills and effective communication with cross-functional teams.
- Eligibility to access export-controlled technology where required by applicable law.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience improving physical design methodologies and implementing automation or data-driven optimization.
- Familiarity with AI/ML-assisted features in modern physical design tools.
- Experience collaborating with multi-site or global development teams.
Education Requirements
Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field (as stated in the 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.
