Senior Staff Engineer Digital IC Build Flow and Methodology

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

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.

What You Can Expect

We are seeking a Senior Engineer to architect, implement, and maintain scalable build scripts and front-end methodology for complex digital IC designs. This role focuses on improving compilation, elaboration, simulation, and regression flow across block, subsystem, and full-chip designs, with an emphasis on performance, correctness, and developer productivity.

The ideal candidate combines strong software engineering skills with deep understanding of ASIC/SoC design workflows and EDA tooling and enjoys owning end-to-end infrastructure used daily by large design and verification teams.

Key Responsibilities

Design, implement, and maintain chip design build flows supporting block, subsystem, full-chip, and multi-chip simulations.

Develop and own build scripts and orchestration logic for compile, elaborate, simulate, and regression workflows.

Improve build performance through dependency analysis, incremental builds, caching, and flow optimization.

Define and evolve methodology standards for front-end design and verification flows.

Architect and enhance CI / pre-submit verification flows to improve quality and turnaround time.

Integrate and support industry EDA tools within robust scripted flows.

Collaborate with RTL, DV, methodology, and infrastructure teams.

Debug complex infrastructure and build-system issues.

Drive adoption through documentation and training.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.

8+ years of experience in ASIC/SoC design, verification, or methodology roles.

Strong programming skills in Python and at least one of TCL, C/C++, or shell scripting.

Experience with make-based or graph-based build systems.

Understanding of front-end chip design flows.

Experience debugging large-scale infrastructure issues.

Familiarity with EDA toolchains.

Strong problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with next-generation or programmable build flows.

CI systems such as Jenkins.

Multi-chip or chiplet-based designs.

Bazel or similar dependency-graph build systems.

Compute-farm environments.

Mentoring junior engineers.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

151,000 - 223,440, $ 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 [email protected].

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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