Firmware 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, 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

The Optical Digital Signal Processing (ODSP) PHY SW Team works on Marvell's products used in optical communication links. These chips form the backbone of the internet, moving data within data centers, between data centers, over high bandwidth optical fibers. Firmware/Software team owns all the SW components for the chips, including embedded FW, customer SDK, lab scripts, and GUI applications to interface with the chips . This team is a critical part of the product development flow from initial lab bring-up to field deployment.

What You Can Expect

Developing embedded C firmware for controlling DSP HW.

Developing C & Python test code for utilities, GUIs, regression, and simulation infrastructure.

Taking an idea from concept through design, review, implementation, testing, and release to customers.

Work on mission-critical features for top-tier cloud customers.

Debug difficult issues, drive to root causes with HW/SW teams, and follow up with Jira tickets to get bugs resolved.

What We're Looking For

Master's degree in Computer Science, Software, Telecommunication or Electronics Engineering, and related fields.

Understanding of fundamental Networking from the OSI model, emphasizing the PHY up to the data link level.

Experience in C and Python, with knowledge of git, Linux, makefiles, gdb, IDEs, and bash is a plus.

Experience with the software development flow, from issue tracking (Jira), SCM (gitlab), design & code reviews (also gitlab), continuous integration (Jenkins), and regression testing

Software development experience in Embedded Firmware environments is a plus

Understanding DSP concepts (equalizers, filters, ADC, DAC, FFE, DFE) and PAM modulation is a plus.

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.

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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