ASIC Architect

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

The Rack Scale Switching Architecture team defines the architectural framework for data center switch ASICs, as well as other intra-rack and inter-rack scale components. Rack scale networking is among the fastest-growing segments in both the technology industry and Marvell’s business, as it underpins the performance of AI training and inference workloads. As a technology leader in this domain, Marvell develops products that are deployed by leading AI infrastructure providers worldwide.

What You Can Expect

• Serves as a senior technical leader within the company, guiding the evolution of capabilities across our leading-edge SoCs and driving innovation to sustain the company’s technology leadership.
• End-to-end ownership of the hardware architecture throughout the full lifecycle of our SoC products.
• Collaborates with our marketing and business development teams to identify use cases with impactful value for customers.
• Collaborates with all the technical teams (Design, Verification, Physical Design, Systems, Software) to deliver new SoC architecture features and define the Soft/Hardware co-designs.
• Conducts detailed performance analyses of architectural features and applications, evaluating power-performance-area trade-offs.
• Applies performance modeling techniques to analyze complex use cases.
• Applies domain expertise across one or more areas, including Embedded CPU Subsystems, PCIe Interconnect, CXL Interconnect, Ethernet Interconnect, UALink Interconnect, Data Network Switching, and Platform Security.
• Authors detailed architecture specifications and defines robust validation plans.
• Participates in different industry workgroups, including PCI-SIG, CXL, UALink, OCP, JEDEC, DMTF and other HPC and AI workgroups.
• Files patent applications for novel technologies developed within our architectures.
• Provides post-silicon production support with silicon debug and publishing of customer documentation.

What We're Looking For

• 15+ years of experience with a Master’s degree, or 10+ years of experience with a PhD, in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering.
• Demonstrated excellence in written and verbal communication, with the ability to clearly articulate complex architectures and algorithms in technical documents and presentations.
• Exceptional creativity and problem-solving ability in developing optimal architectural solutions for ASIC products.
• Proven track record of successfully delivering ASIC product architectures, including comprehensive architecture documentation and pseudocode.
• Proven track record of successfully guiding design and verification teams to complete the implantation of ASIC products.
• Solid understanding of industry-standard interconnect protocols, such as PCIe, CXL, UALink, and Ethernet.
• Extensive experience in ARM CPU subsystem architecture, including memory subsystem and cache subsystems is desirable.
• Good working knowledge of ASIC security including root-of-trust, TEE, data encryption and access control is desirable.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

$191,530 - $286,900, $ per annum

Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements

• 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.
• Recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones.

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.

U.S. Export Control Laws and Regulations

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.