Principal Optical 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, 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

Today's bandwidth-intensive online lifestyle - from streaming video to generative AI - requires high-performance networks with uncompromised quality.
Optical communication is ubiquitous in these networks worldwide, both in long and short reaches. With its DSP, broadband amplifiers, photonic ICs and optical transceivers products Marvell technology is enabling this exponential growth of data movement through optical interconnects.

What You Can Expect

• Become a member of a world-class optical transceivers design and validation team in providing high performance calibrations, test methods and infrastructure for state-of-the-art optical communications transceiver modules.
• The job responsibilities include the development of calibration routines for optical devices, the development of optical transceiver performance validation tests, building and maintaining the appropriate testbeds with the associated software infrastructure. These tasks support products from the R&D phase all the way to high volume production.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 10+ years of related professional experience. Master’s degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 5+ years of experience.
• Knowledge of Optical Communications: Proficiency from system to component level.
• Familiarity with Optical Module Metrics: Understanding key performance indicators.
• Hands-on Experience: Expertise in coherent communication systems.
• Programming Skills: Proficient in Python; experience in automating instrument control is a plus.
• Hardware Debugging: Ability to bring up and debug optical/electronic hardware.
• Team Player: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Preferred: Understanding of digital signal processing (DSP).

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

154,240 - 231,000, $ 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 TAOps@marvell.com.

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