Senior Staff STA Engineer

Marvell

Job Summary

This position is with the Timing signoff team at Marvell, Bangalore, part of the Central Engineering PD group. The team is crucial in Netlist to GDS implementation, covering Synthesis, P&R, Timing, PV, and Power for custom ASICs. As a Senior Staff STA Engineer, you will be responsible for signing off timing for next-generation Multi-Ghz high-performance processor SOC and custom ASIC chips. This involves working with design teams, developing and validating constraints, ensuring timing closure at block/subsystem/full chip levels, and providing technical direction and mentorship.

Must Have

  • B-Tech with 10+ or M-Tech with 8+ years in full-chip STA/Synthesis.
  • 5+ years as Timing lead for multi-million hierarchical designs.
  • Hands-on constraints development, budgeting, STA modes (FUNC/TEST).
  • Driving timing closure for block, subsystem, and chip level.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills in timing domain.
  • Proficiency in Perl, TCL, AWK, Shell scripting.
  • Experience leading global teams and stakeholder interactions.
  • Driving technical deliverables across DFT, PD, FE, Power design cycle.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, mentorship, design review, technical guidance.

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 with us

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

This position is with Timing signoff team part of The Central Engineering PD group at Marvell, Bangalore. This team is part of global Implementation team that plays a key role in Netlist to GDS implementation, covering Synthesis, P&R, Timing, PV and Power implementation all custom ASICs for all the OEM’s. We are looking for a strong technical individual contributor having experience in STA using industry standard tools.

What You Can Expect

  • As a STA engineer you will be part of our signoff team responsible for signing off timing for the next generation Multi-Ghz high-performance processor SOC and custom ASIC chips in leading-edge CMOS process technology.
  • Work with design teams across various disciplines such as Digital/RTL/Analog in helping them take their blocks (custom, PnR) through the global timing flow and making sure all the blocks meet timing requirements.
  • Be responsible for .constraint development, validation at the block/subsystem/full chip level.
  • Responsible for timing closure of sub systems/full chip across timing modes.
  • Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentoring to employees on your team and others when necessary to achieve successful project outcomes.
  • Writing scripts in TCL and Perl to achieve productivity enhancements through automation.

What We're Looking For

  • B-Tech with 10+ or M-Tech candidate with 8+ years of hands-on experience and leadership in full-chip STA/Synthesis. Should have played a Timing lead role with 5+ years' experience in handling Timing sign off for multi-million hierarchical designs.
  • Should have hands on constraints development experience including third party IP’s, budgeting , STA modes understanding (FUNC/TEST) and driving the timing closure for block, Subsystem as well as chip level.
  • Driving the timing closure for block, Subsystem as well as chip level.
  • Candidate should have excellent problem solving skills in timing domain, should be well versed with scripting language PERL/TCL/AWK/Shell .
  • Candidate Should have experience in working with global teams as a timing lead, handling Customer/Stakeholder interactions, driving technical deliverable's/dependencies across the design cycle (DFT/PD/FE/Power)
  • Candidate should possess excellent inter-personal skills with experience in providing mentorship to junior engineers, reviewing designs and providing technical guidance

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.

Export Control Notice

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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5 Skills Required For This Role

Communication Forecasting Budgeting Game Texts Shell Perl