Senior Staff Optical Validation Engineer

Job Title

Senior Staff Optical Validation Engineer

Role Summary

Lead validation and test engineering for high-speed optical interconnect products (optical transceivers and co-packaged optics) within the Optical Connectivity Group. Develop test and calibration methods, scalable test stations and software, and drive product bring-up, EVT and DVT to ensure performance and manufacturability.

Work with cross-functional hardware, firmware and silicon teams to debug issues, optimize calibration, and deliver production-ready test flows.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Typically requires substantial prior experience in optical validation and high-speed communications engineering (senior engineers with multiple years of domain experience).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Develop test, calibration, and optimization methods for high-speed optical interconnect products.
• Design, implement, and maintain automated test stations and test software for scalable production and validation.
• Execute bring-up, debug, calibration, engineering validation testing (EVT) and design validation testing (DVT).
• Collect, analyze, and interpret test data; produce technical reports and validation documentation.
• Collaborate with design, silicon, firmware and manufacturing teams to resolve performance and yield issues.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience (education and degree-based experience expectations are listed under Education Requirements):

• Deep knowledge of optical communication components: optical DSP, coherent DSP, high-speed modulators, receivers, transimpedance amplifiers, RF amplifiers.
• Understanding of optical system impairments and compensation techniques; signal integrity along the data path, amplifiers and tunable filters.
• Solid grasp of RF/microwave engineering and photonics fundamentals.
• Strong programming proficiency in Python for test automation and data analysis.
• Hands-on experience with electrical and optical test equipment: optical spectrum analyzers, digital communication analyzers, high-speed oscilloscopes, wavelength and power meters.
• Familiarity with signal integrity, PAM4 SerDes, vector network analyzers (VNA), and time-domain reflectometry (TDR).
• Experience analyzing test data and producing clear technical reports.

Education Requirements

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience; or a Master’s degree with 5+ years; or a Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years in design validation for fiber-optical communication systems - or equivalent practical experience. Relevant fields include Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, and related technical disciplines.

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.