Staff Engineer, Digital IC Design

Job Title

Staff Engineer, Digital IC Design

Role Summary

Design and integrate digital IP and subsystems for high-performance SoCs within the Custom Compute, Storage and Automotive Business Unit. Work with cross-functional teams (architecture, verification, physical design, DFT, packaging, SOC integration) to deliver tape-out quality silicon and internal processor IP blocks.

Lead RTL design, chip-level integration and automation efforts to meet product requirements and schedules.

Experience Level

Senior — experienced IC/SoC engineer. Typical guidance: 3+ years professional experience with a Bachelor's degree; 2+ years with a Master’s or PhD.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities for this role include system-level design, integration, and coordination across disciplines to deliver production silicon.

• Integrate internal and external IP blocks at chip level and work with SOC integration team.
• Lead RTL design for internally developed processor IP blocks and deliver micro-architectural specifications.
• Collaborate with architecture, verification, implementation, DFT, and packaging teams to meet tape-out requirements.
• Run and analyze functional and gate-level simulations, CDC, and code quality checks using industry and internal EDA tools.
• Debug subsystem/SoC-level issues and support block-to-chip bring-up.
• Develop and use automation tools to speed design and integration tasks; apply next‑generation AI tools where appropriate.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience for the role.

• Proven RTL design skills in SystemVerilog.
• Hands-on experience with block design and subsystem or SoC integration and debug.
• Experience taping out one or more complex SoCs.
• Understanding of how front-end RTL decisions affect physical implementation and verification.
• Familiarity with ARM bus/protocols (for example: APB, AHB, AXI, CHI).
• Experience with scripting for automation and flows (Python, Tcl, or similar).
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and communication skills; ability to work cross-functionally.
• May require eligibility to access export-controlled technology; employment could be contingent on export license reviews.

Nice-to-have: leadership on IP projects, experience with SOC-level automation frameworks, familiarity with advanced verification or implementation flows.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant professional experience; or a Master’s degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with 2+ years of relevant experience.

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.