Sr Staff 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

Marvell is a leading provider of innovative technologies, including ultra-fast read channels, high-performance processors, leading edge transceivers, highly efficient analog designs, and powerful cryptographic engines. Many advanced technologies have been utilized in Marvell system solutions products, powering PCs, servers, cloud, and enterprise systems.

What You Can Expect

• Architect, design and develop system software for reliable, scalable, high performing PCIe devices.
• Develop new features and enhance existing features for PCIe devices by designing data structures and algorithms tailored for Marvell hardware-based accelerators, Storage and FC products.
• Integrate open-source/customer software with Marvell solutions and open source libraries.
• Develop Crypto security software (protocol and applications) optimized for Marvell Crypto/IPsec Accelerators.
• Develop software and troubleshoot issues related to hardware bring-up, multi-threaded software development with virtualized hardware.
• Analyze and investigate methods to enhance software performance on Marvell SoC by eliminating bottlenecks using existing hardware and simulators and suggest future hardware/software design improvements.
• Work with Technical Marketing engineers (TME), product managers and cross functional hardware/software engineers to understand and solve customer issues.
• Plan, schedule, estimate efforts for projects and provide technical guidance to junior engineers during execution.
• Work on ARM based SoC products, design and develop firmware and software Marvell products.

What We're Looking For

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field
• 5–10 years of relevant industry experience

• Strong programming expertise in C/C++
• Solid understanding of ARM-based CPU architectures
• Experience with cryptographic technologies and IPsec accelerators
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up and debugging using JTAG
• Familiarity with PCIe (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) protocol
• Knowledge of sideband communication protocols such as SMBus, VDM, MCTP, PLDM

Additional Skills:

• Strong debugging and problem-solving abilities
• Experience working closely with hardware and firmware teams
• RUST language knowledge is a plus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

Preferred:

• Prior experience in embedded firmware or systems engineering roles

Exposure to networking or data center technologies

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.

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.

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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