Sr. Staff Optical Product 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

Working in a great global operation team on product and test engineering, failure analysis, supply chain management, reliability and quality.

What You Can Expect

• Product engineering on module and light engine style optical products
• Key owner of the new product introduction (NPI) process to bring a design to product
• Owns optical product yield, cost analysis and improvement, with focus on advanced next generation highly integrated optical transceivers and light engines
• Defines and communicates design for manufacturability (DFm) requirements to cross functional teams
• Owns beta/pilot stage product build, production bring up, characterization, manufacturing readiness, PFMEA
• Defines and conducts product characterization during NPI phase
• Support quality team on completing reliability derisking and qualification
• Support RMA and failure analysis activities
• Work with and provide guidance to overseas team and contract manufacturers to maintain production

What We're Looking For

• MS with 5+ years or PhD with 1+ years industry experience in product development, product engineering, or manufacturing relating to optical components, sub-systems, modules, or systems for data communication.
• Deep knowledge of optical modules, components, systems, and devices (lasers, detectors, modulators)
• Experience in yield and production process improvement in mass production environment
• Experience with Telecordia GR-468 qualification process
• Programming experience in VB.Net, Python or similar platform for automated tests is a plus
• Familiar with optical component characterization techniques and optical test equipment
• Experience in co-packaged optics fabrication is a plus
• Experience in high-speed signal analysis using bench test equipment (BERT, sampling scope, network analyzers)
• Strong ownership, excellent communication, flexibility, and team spirit
• Experience in managing failure analysis sub-contractors to ensure timely, complete, and thorough analysis is a plus

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

111,780 - 167,500, $ 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 with a base, bonus and equity.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 [email protected].

Interview Integrity
 

As part of our commitment to fair and authentic hiring practices, we ask that candidates do not use AI tools (e.g., transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT, CoPilot, or note-taking bots) during interviews.
 
Our interviews are designed to assess your personal experience, thought process, and communication skills in real-time. If a candidate uses such tools during an interview, they will be disqualified 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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