Senior Principal Silicon Engineering Strategist

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
paid time off, flex time, 401(k)
United States, California, Santa Clara
5488 Marvell Lane (Show on map)
May 07, 2025
About Marvell Marvell's semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, automotive, 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 At Marvell Technology, our semiconductor solutions power the data infrastructure that connects the world-from cloud to automotive to 5G. As a Senior Principal Silicon Engineering Strategist, you will be a key member of the Central Engineering group, the core team responsible for delivering best-in-class silicon IP and foundational technologies used across Marvell's product portfolio. Central Engineering at Marvell is a global organization that develops and supports advanced IP blocks, methodologies, and tools critical to the company's SoC designs. The team enables scalability, quality, and innovation across product lines, partnering with business units to ensure successful execution of high-performance, power-efficient, and reliable silicon. Our focus spans analog and digital IP, verification, physical design, validation infrastructure, and test automation-building the backbone of Marvell's silicon leadership. As part of this team, you'll lead silicon validation strategy, guiding efforts that ensure our IP and products meet the highest standards of performance and reliability. What You Can Expect Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement comprehensive silicon validation strategies that align with product and business goals. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with design, architecture, firmware, and test teams to ensure validation coverage across pre-silicon and post-silicon phases. Technical Excellence: Analyze test results and debug failures to identify root causes, while driving continuous improvement in validation methodologies and tools. Stakeholder Communication: Coordinate validation activities across internal and external stakeholders and communicate technical status, risks, and mitigations clearly. What We're Looking For Educational Background: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field (Master's preferred). Experience: 15+ years of experience in silicon validation, architecture, or related roles, with deep understanding of the silicon lifecycle. Technical Skills: Expertise in pre/post-silicon validation, test automation, and debug methodologies. Strong familiarity with high-speed interfaces, SoC integration, and system-level test environments. Soft Skills: Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and communication ability to influence across technical and business teams. Preferred Skills Knowledge of system-level validation and root cause analysis Familiarity with industry standards and best practices in silicon validation Experience with hardware-software integration testing Ability to lead and mentor engineers in a fast-paced environment Expected Base Pay Range (USD) 164,650 - 246,700, $ 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. Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements At Marvell, we offer a total compensation package including a base and bonus.Health and financial wellbeing are part of the package. That means flexible time off, 401k, plus a year-end shutdown, floating holidays, paid time off to volunteer. Have a question about our benefits packages - health or financial? Ask your recruiter 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. #LI-JS22