Senior Staff Physical Design 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, automotive, 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

• Maintain a full time onsite presence five days per week in Westborough, MA. Relocation assistance will be offered. Remote work is not available.

• Perform synthesis, floor planning, place and route, timing analysis/closure, and DRC/LVS cleanup on complex logic blocks.

• Develop and implement timing closure and logical ECO's.

• Interface with the RTL design team to drive design modifications to resolve congestion and timing issues.

• Work with the global timing team in debugging/resolving any block level timing issues seen at full chip.

• Test and maintain chip end-to-end flows, with specific focus on place and route, integration, and timing.

• Interact with tool vendors to drive tool fixes and improvements in support of on-going and planned CAD activities.

• Perform tool evaluations of new vendor tools and functions.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 5-10 years of related professional experience or Master's degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 3-5 years of experience.

• 3+ years Place and Route experience taking designs from RTL (preferred) or netlist handoff to GDS tape-out.

• Experience with timing closure at the block level or above.

• Strong understanding of digital logic and architecture.

• Strong scripting skills in TCL/Python, LINUX, shell-based commands

• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills. Out-of-the-box thinking

• Team player with good verbal and written communication skills.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

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

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

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.

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.