Principal Application Engineer – SoC Embedded Systems

About Marvell

Marvells 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

What You Can Expect

Responsibilities

• Validate HDD SoC functionality performance and electrical behavior; perform power analysis and PVT characterization.
• Develop test plans and automation frameworks; produce clear datadriven validation reports.
• Debug SoC firmware and hardware issues using tools like JTAG ICE oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers.
• Collaborate with design FW validation and customer engineering teams to rootcause and resolve issues.
• Provide technical support to FAEs test engineering documentation teams and external customers.

What Were Looking For

Required Qualifications

• 5 years in embedded hardware or product development including bringup validation or debug of complex SoCbased systems.
• 4 years developing test/validation firmware for multicore ARM-based systems.
• Experience working directly with global customers in a technical support or escalation role.
• Strong skills in C/C Python and MATLAB.
• Familiarity with PCIe NVMe SAS and/or SATA protocols.
• Hands-on experience with lowlevel debug tools (JTAG ICE) and ability to trace interactions between silicon firmware and boardlevel hardware.
• Ability to read schematics and debug analog/digital circuits.
• Comfortable using standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes power measurement etc.).
• Strong written and verbal communication for technical documentation and issue reporting.

Desired Qualifications

• Background in HDD/SSD architecture or storage controller internals.
• Understanding of HDD operation and signal paths.
• Working knowledge of comms theory DSP fundamentals or channelrelated analysis.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

The successful candidates 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

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 .

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.

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.