Staff Engineer - Custom Solutions Engineering - SoC

Job Title

Staff Engineer - Custom Solutions Engineering (SoC)

Role Summary

Join Marvell's Hardware and Silicon Validation team to deliver high-bandwidth SoC solutions. The role focuses on analog and silicon-photonics validation, amplifier and receiver measurements, and supporting coherent digital signal programming for internal and external customers.

Work includes SoC bring-up, subsystem validation, cross-functional debugging, and producing validation plans and reports.

Experience Level

Senior. The posting indicates typical experience guidance of 3–5 years with a Bachelor's degree or 2–3 years with a Master's degree in a relevant field.

Responsibilities

Primary duties include planning and executing SoC and subsystem validation, developing firmware and test automation, and driving cross-layer debug to closure.

• Design and develop firmware and test code to validate IPs (security IPs such as Caliptra, DMA, boot sequences) and SoC features.
• Create comprehensive SoC validation plans covering functional, performance, and compliance testing.
• Perform bring-up, boot validation, and end-to-end verification on multiprocessor SoC architectures.
• Validate and debug interfaces such as SAS, SATA, UFS, USB, DDR, SPI, I2C, and UART.
• Develop and enhance Linux drivers and embedded software to support validation activities.
• Implement validation test suites and automation frameworks using C, C++, Python, and Rust.
• Debug issues across hardware, firmware, operating system, and driver layers and drive resolution with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with design, firmware, board, and design verification (DV) teams to reproduce, analyze, and fix issues.
• Use lab equipment (oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, emulators) and produce detailed validation and protocol-compliance reports.

Requirements

Technical skills and domain experience required or preferred.

• Must-have: Strong C/C++ software development skills and solid embedded software experience.
• Must-have: Good working knowledge of Linux and basic understanding of ARM/RISC microprocessor or SoC architectures.
• Must-have: Experience in Pre-Si and Post-Si validation, stress and PVT testing, with proven debug abilities across HW/FW/OS/driver layers.
• Must-have: Experience developing test automation and validation suites (C, C++, Python, Rust).
• Preferred: Familiarity with interfaces and IPs such as SAS, SATA, UFS, USB, Security IP (Caliptra) and prior security IP validation experience.
• Preferred: Hands-on experience with lab tools: emulators, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and protocol analyzers.
• Administrative: Role may require eligibility to access export-controlled technology; candidates may undergo export license review.
• Interview note: Use of AI tools during interviews is not permitted per the posting.

Education Requirements

Posting specifies a Bachelor's degree in Software, Computer, or Electrical Engineering (with ~3–5 years professional experience) or a Master's degree in those fields (with ~2–3 years professional experience). No other certifications or fields were listed.

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.