Senior Staff Physical Verification CAD Engineer

About Marvell

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, and carrier architectures, our innovative technology is enabling new possibilities. 

At Marvell, you can affect the arc of individual lives, lift the trajectory of entire industries, and fuel the transformative potential of tomorrow. For those looking to make their mark on purposeful and enduring innovation, above and beyond fleeting trends, Marvell is a place to thrive, learn, and lead. 

Your Team, Your Impact

As a key CAD member of Marvell Central Engineering, you will play a leading role on developing next-generation automated design flow and its add-on tools. You will have the opportunity to use your extensive design and CAD knowledge to participate in defining the whole organization's design infrastructure, methodology and workflows.

What You Can Expect

• BS in CS/EE + 5–10 years, or MS/PhD + 3–5 years of experience

• Proficiency with Cadence, Synopsys, Mentor Graphics, and scripting languages (Tcl, Perl, Python); Synopsys ICV is required; Mentor Calibre svrf/tvf is preferred

• Strong understanding of the complete IC design flow: front-end (RTL, synthesis, simulation) through back-end physical implementation (place and route, timing analysis, physical verification)

• Proven ability to lead projects, provide technical guidance, and mentor junior engineers

What We're Looking For

As a key CAD member of Marvell Central Engineering, you will play a leading role on developing next-generation automated design flow and its add-on tools. You will have the opportunity to use your extensive design and CAD knowledge to participate in defining the whole organization's design infrastructure, methodology and workflows.

This position is needed to sustain and scale physical verification flow development and user support as Marvell expands its product lines and transitions to advanced technologies such as A14, 2nm, 3nm, N5/N5A, 3DIC, and PMIC, while developing dual Calibre and ICV signoff flows to improve turnaround time, supporting extensive third party IP onboarding, and ensuring efficient collaboration with predominantly non US IP suppliers to maintain high quality, timely PV signoff.

• Develop and maintain leading-edge PV flows addressing the needs of Marvell’s various Business Units.

• Contribute to the deployment and support of these flows.

• Work in collaboration with the rest of the team to ensure optimal integration inside the overall CAD platform.

• Come up with innovative solutions to ever-increasing design challenges.

• Keep up with process and tool evolutions.

• Interface with EDA vendors for optimal tool usage.


This role is eligible to participate in Marvell's bonus and equity plans, including a new hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers, ensuring you are rewarded for your contributions and remain invested in the company's long-term success.


Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements

With competitive compensation and great benefits, you will enjoy our workstyle within an environment of shared collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity. We’re dedicated to giving our people the tools and resources they need to succeed in doing work that matters, and to grow and develop with us. For additional information on what it’s like to work at Marvell, visit our Careers page.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.

Interview Integrity 

To support fair and authentic hiring practices, candidates are not permitted to use AI tools (such as transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT or Copilot, or automated note-taking bots) during interviews.

These tools must not be used to record, assist with, or enhance responses in any way. Our interviews are designed to evaluate your individual experience, thought process, and communication skills in real time. Use of AI tools without prior instruction from the interviewer will result in disqualification from the hiring process.

This position may require access to technology and/or software subject to U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information as defined under applicable law. Marvell may be required to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce and/or the U.S. Department of State. Except for U.S. citizens, lawful permanent residents, or protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), all applicants may be subject to an export license review process prior to employment.

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