Senior Director of SoC Design

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

Join Marvell's Custom Compute Solutions Business Unit (CCSBU) as we establish our design presence in San Diego's thriving semiconductor ecosystem. This team will be responsible for delivering high-quality customer silicon for advanced AI, XPU, and XPU-Attach programs. By partnering closely with customers and internal stakeholders, the design center will enable Marvell’s most strategic and financially significant custom SoC initiatives, delivering differentiated solutions that reinforce Marvell’s position as a trusted partner for next-generation compute platforms. This is a rare foundational leadership opportunity - you'll shape design strategy from the ground up and build a world-class team as part of our strategic expansion into Southern California. You're not joining an established team - you're building one. You'll hire the engineers, define the culture, establish the methodology, and shape the technical DNA of Marvell's San Diego design organization.

What You Can Expect

• Collaborate with various teams to develop strategies, push the IP roadmap, and support multiple SoCs.
• Start at the product definition phase with architecture and marketing, then continue through execution of all efforts required including supporting productization.
• Develop methodologies and infrastructure with evolving technology challenges including cutting-edge semiconductor process, I/O’s, networking bandwidth, embedded cores, and co-processors.
• Work with architecture, SoCs, software, firmware, program management, and post-silicon design teams for plan development and execution.
• Provide technical mentoring for team members.
• Engage actively in efforts to find improvements in methodologies, techniques, and automation.
• Own schedules and reporting of progress metrics.

What We're Looking For

• BS degree or higher in EE or CE or CS
• 15+ years or more of RTL and/or verification experience
• 5+ years of experience managing a design team
• Demonstrated ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team, show initiative, and communicate effectively with team members / marketing / other engineering groups
• Experience in all phases of design from concept through productization
• Demonstrated mentoring of junior staff
• Ability to recruit and retain engineering talent

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

$227,000 - $335,890, per annum

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.

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.