Firmware Engineering Intern - Bachelor's Degree (Winter 2026 Start Date)
Marvell
Job Summary
Join Marvell's ODSP PHY SW Team as a Firmware Engineering Intern, contributing to the development of embedded firmware, customer SDKs, and lab test infrastructure for Networking PAM4 DSPs used in global data centers. This role offers the opportunity to design, implement, test, and release mission-critical features for top-tier cloud customers, while debugging complex issues and collaborating with hardware and software teams to resolve bugs.
Must Have
- Currently pursuing a BS degree in CS/EE or related technical field(s)
- 1+ years of related course work
- Must be curious and driven to learn more about this complicated field
Good to Have
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Strong proficiency in C and Python with knowledge of git, linux, makefiles, gbs, IDEs, and bash
- Understanding of the software development flow for issue tracking using tools like Jira, going through design and code reviews (gitlab), continuous integration (Jenkins) and regression testing
- Background in computer / processor architecture
Perks & Benefits
- Competitive compensation and great benefits
- Workstyle within an environment of shared collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity
- Tools and resources to succeed in doing work that matters
- Opportunities to grow and develop
Job Description
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 software team is looking for a strong candidate with a positive attitude – ready to tackle any challenge. Join us and get the opportunity to make a meaningful impact to the projects we work on while gaining first-hand experience what it is like to be part of a high performing SW development team. ODSP PHY SW Team works on Marvell's Networking PAM4 DSPs for use in data center optical modules. The SW team owns all the SW components that interacts with the DSPs, including embedded FW, customer SDK, lab test, and QA. The SW team is a critical part of the product development flow and is the goto group for getting things done, whether in the field or the lab. Marvell's DSPs are used in 100G to 1.6T optical modules in every major cloud data center around the world. Even the data used for this job description has travelled through many of Marvell's DSPs to reach your computer, and our products are a key part of the biggest AI clusters that power all the latest generative AI projects.
What You Can Expect
- Develop embedded C FW for controlling extremely complicated DSP HW
- Develop C & Python test code for utilities, GUIs, regression, and simulation infrastructure
- Take an idea from concept through design, review, implementation, test, and release to customers
- Work on mission critical features for top tier cloud customers
- Debug difficult issues, drive to root causes with HW/SW teams, and follow up with Jira tickets to get bugs resolved
What We're Looking For
Minimum Requirements:
- Candidate MUST be currently pursuing a BS degree in CS/EE or related technical field(s)
- 1+ years of related course work
- Must be curious and driven to learn more about this complicated field
Preferred Requirements:
- Excellent problem solving skills
- Strong proficiency in C and Python with knowledge of git, linux, makefiles, gbs, IDEs, and bash all a plus
- Understanding of the software development flow for issue tracking using tools like Jira, going through design and code reviews (gitlab), continuous integration (Jenkins) and regression testing
- Background in computer / processor architecture
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 Careers 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
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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