Principal Senior Architect – Enterprise Switching & High-Speed Connectivity

About Marvell

Marvells 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

About Marvell
Marvells semiconductor solutions are the essential foundation of the data infrastructure connecting our world. From enterprise and cloud to AI automotive and carrier networks our technologies power the systems driving tomorrows innovation. At Marvell you can shape industries influence the direction of next-generation architectures and drive meaningful enduring technological impact.

Your Team Your Impact
As We are seeking a visionary Architect to lead system-level design and roadmap strategy for next-generation Enterprise switches PHYs and retimers. This role combines deep technical expertise customer engagement and cross-functional leadership to drive innovative solutions across enterprise cloud AI and carrier markets. within Marvells Enterprise Networking Business unit you will be the strategic technical leader guiding the direction and customer adoption of Marvells industry-leading Ethernet PHY SerDes and retimer products across 1G200G segments.
You will set the architectural vision for customer engagements drive key design wins at Tier-1 hyperscale enterprise and carrier accounts and ensure the successful production ramp of complex high-speed connectivity solutions. Youll influence product roadmap own critical executive-level technical relationships and serve as one of Marvells most senior external technical voices.

What You Can Expect

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in EE CE CS or related field.
• 20 years of experience in Enterprise Switch high-speed connectivity Ethernet PHY SerDes mixed-signal ICs or system architecture roles.
• Strong system-level understanding of Enterprise switching architectures: data plane control plane buffering latency and scale.
• Deep expertise in high-speed interconnects Ethernet protocols traffic management architectures and packet processing.
• Ability to engage in deep technical discussions with customers on switch architecture.
• Proven leadership of architecture or applications teams supporting Tier-1 enterprise cloud or hyperscale accounts.
• Hands-on experience in high-speed board design signal integrity system modeling and lab diagnostics (oscilloscopes analyzers traffic generators).
• Strong technical communication skills for executive audiences.
• Proficiency in C/C Python/TCL automation frameworks and system-level diagnostics.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams and multiple strategic customer programs.
• Willingness to travel globally.

Preferred Qualifications

• Leadership experience in architecture systems engineering or applications engineering organizations.
• Experience defining semiconductor product roadmaps or participating in standards bodies.
• Background in technical sales strategy solution architecture or executive-level customer engagement.
• Experience with Enterprise switching silicon systems or platform architecture.

What Were Looking For

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Technical Leadership

• Define system-level architectures for next-generation Switch PHY and retimer solutions.
• Guide global customer strategy and align cross-functional teams across silicon firmware systems and marketing.
• Represent customer requirements and industry trends to influence multi-year product and roadmap planning.
• Anticipate emerging technologies and define long-term architectural direction.

Customer Architecture Engagement

• Lead high-level technical discussions with CTOs Chief Architects and Distinguished Engineers at Tier-1 customers.
• Translate complex requirements into scalable manufacturable system architectures.
• Oversee architecture reviews PCB design guidance signal integrity strategies and system-level debug.

Product & Roadmap Definition

• Partner with silicon architects engineering leaders and product management to shape next-generation products standards participation and ecosystem strategy.
• Assess emerging technologies new interface standards and market shifts.
• Build and maintain performance models to evaluate trade-offs in latency power bandwidth scalability and cost.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Lead and mentor senior architects principal engineers and global applications teams.
• Establish best practices for system design customer engagement and technical documentation.
• Scale the architecture function to support rapid product and market growth.

Executive Technical Evangelism

• Deliver technical briefings competitive positioning and solution proposals to senior executives.
• Serve as a spokesperson in customer meetings industry forums and technical summits.
• Develop architecture guides white papers and solution blueprints.

Cross-Functional Influence

• Collaborate with silicon software systems and product teams for cohesive solutions.
• Support customer bring-up field trials interoperability testing and high-volume production ramps.
• Document architecture concepts specifications performance analyses and modeling methodologies.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

202560 - 303500 $ per annum

The successful candidates 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 lifes 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 .

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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