Hardware Validation (Test Solutions) 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

Test Solutions Engineering (TSE) plays a central role in Marvell, ensuring the quality, yield, and performance of our Marvell products. This role begins early in the design process and is central to enabling the rapid production ramps and test requirements of our customers.

What You Can Expect

Develop ATE (Automated Test Equipment) Test Solutions: Create detailed test plans, define experiments, and perform analyses to validate the yield, performance, and reliability of custom products.

Ensure Quality and Performance: Develop test solutions based on product application conditions, IP capabilities, design timing margins, and process technology specifications. Refine these solutions through extensive ATE characterization and customer system feedback.

Identify and Address Faults: Utilize a product’s DFT (Design for Test) solution to explore and bound the operating space, assess points of failure, and characterize manufacturing variations. Establish test margins to protect product yields and improve quality.

Drive Collaboration: Work closely with customers, design, DFT, operations, and reliability teams to ensure test solutions meet coverage requirements. Collaborate with design teams and customers to define DFT requirements and translate them into test programs.

What We're Looking For

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) or related technical field(s).

• 8+ years of previous experience in semiconductor development and/or product characterization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional degree in EE (Master’s and/or PhD preferred).

• Strong verbal and written skills for clearly conveying technical results.

• Experience in hardware validation and circuit characterization.

• Proficiency in VLSI concepts, design-for-test methodology, statistics, and data analysis techniques.

• Proven problem-solving abilities.

• Programming skills in perl, Python, R or related languages within a Linux environment.

• Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

129,100 - 191,030, $ per annum

The successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions. The expected base pay range for this role may be modified based on market conditions.


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

Marvell is committed to providing exceptional, comprehensive benefits that support our employees at every stage - from internship to retirement and through life’s most important moments. Our offerings are built around four key pillars: financial well-being, family support, mental and physical health, and recognition. Highlights include an employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back, family support programs to help balance work and home life, robust mental health resources to prioritize emotional well-being, and a recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones. We look forward to sharing more with you during the interview process.

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.

Any applicant who requires a reasonable accommodation during the selection process should contact Marvell HR Helpdesk at TAOps@marvell.com.

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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