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Principal Optical Engineer

Marvell Semiconductor, Inc.
United States, California, Santa Clara
5488 Marvell Lane (Show on map)
Dec 24, 2025

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

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 & Automation:Proficiency in Python, with demonstrated experience in test automation (required)
  • Hardware Debugging:Ability to bring up and debug optical/electronic hardware.
  • Team Player:Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
  • 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

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. We look forward to sharing more with you 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.

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.

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