Principal AMS verification 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

We are building next-generation 50G/100G optical link solutions for data-centric computing, leveraging advanced silicon photonics integrated with cutting-edge CMOS electronics. We're looking for a highly skilled Senior AMS Verification Engineer to implement and verify high-speed analog and mixed-signal circuits for our photonic transceivers and electronic ICs (EICs). You'll work closely with a multidisciplinary team across photonics, system, packaging, and validation to deliver scalable, low-power, high-performance EICs for optical compute and interconnects.

Top-down architectural analysis of AMS systems. Develop understanding of the digital and photonics subsystem and associated requirements on the AMS sub system. Utilize knowledge general concepts of high-performance analog design and compare various topologies that best fit the AMS architecture to support AI application requirements. Enhance system performance using digitally assisted analog techniques and appropriate partitioning of analog and digital circuits. Drive transistor-level feasibility study for various AMS circuits. Define design specifications and verification plans. Define production and bench-level test plans.

What You Can Expect

• The successful candidate will assist in the development and implementation of mixed-signal verification for silicon photonics based SerDes. This role offers an excellent opportunity to learn from industry experts and gain hands-on experience with cutting edge technology and industry-standard tools.

• Develop and implement analog circuits based on design architecture and specifications.

• Design and develop verification testbenches using industry-standard verification languages and methodologies.

• Write and execute test cases to verify analog circuits for functionality, performance, and reliability.

• Review and analyze verification results and provide feedback to design teams.

• Maintain detailed documentation of verification plans, test results, and design changes.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering in the areas of high-performance analog/mixed-signal design and verification principles with 12+ years of experience.

• Experience with architecture, design, and production expertise in the following areas: High-speed data converter architectures and circuits Ultra-low-power analog circuits. Digitally assisted analog circuits.

• Solid experience with EDA CAD tools such as Cadence Virtuoso or Sim-vision.

• Understanding of fundamentals, including:

• Detailed transistor level design

• Working with design, layout, and production test engineers.

• High precision analog circuits (including linear regulators, current sensors, bandgaps, DAC, and ADC)

• RF/High-Speed broadband techniques

• MATLAB/Simulink/Verilog A modeling

• Excellent communication skills are necessary to work with multiple domain experts, such as digital/VLSI, AI/ML, Photonics, and packaging.

• Excellent debugging, problem-solving and analytical skills.

• Strong communication, presentation, and documentation skills.

• Eagerness to learn and adapt to new challenges.

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 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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