Senior Staff Physical Verification CAD engineer

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

What You Can Expect

• Develop run sets for nanotechnology and support Calibre ICV and provide user support for DRC and LVS debugging to streamline physical verification flow. Automate and support physical verification flow for internal design tools group. Support tape-out and design-related foundry interface activities physical verification CAD flow and CAD flows for SOC integration. Develop and maintain validation procedures for physical verification flow and prepare user guides and documents. Job duties include some usage of full custom layout tools to review results and create validation test cases.

• CAD and EDA Tool Development: Develop and maintain advanced CAD and EDA tools and methodologies for digital and analog IC design verification and physical implementation

• Tool Integration: Integrate various EDA tools into an efficient and cohesive design flow ensuring seamless interoperability and maximizing design productivity

• Methodology Development: Define and optimize design methodologies flows and best practices for efficient and reliable chip design from physical verification to SoC tapeout

• Design Automation: Automate design tasks including physical verification flow design rule decks automate layout migration to improve design efficiency and reduce time-to-market

• Tool Evaluation and Selection: Evaluate and select third-party EDA tools libraries and IPs to meet project requirements considering performance scalability and cost-effectiveness

• Collaboration and Support: Collaborate with cross-functional teams including foundry engineers design engineers layout designers and software developers to provide technical guidance support and training on CAD and EDA tools and methodologies

• Tool Performance and Maintenance: Monitor and optimize tool performance addressing any issues or bottlenecks and ensuring tool reliability stability and usability across design projects

• Industry Awareness: Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in CAD and EDA tools methodologies and industry trends and provide recommendations on incorporating new technologies to enhance design capabilities

• Documentation and Training: Create and maintain comprehensive documentation user guides and training materials for CAD and EDA tools and methodologies enabling efficient knowledge transfer and onboarding of new team members

What Were Looking For

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related fields and 5-10 years of related professional experience or Masters degree and/or PhD in Computer Science Electrical Engineering or related fields with 3-5 years of experience or equivalent professional experience in lieu of a formal degree

• Experience in CAD and EDA tool development and support preferably within the semiconductor industry

• CAD and EDA Expertise: In-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with industry-standard EDA tools and methodologies for digital and analog IC design verification and physical implementation. Proficiency with tools such as Cadence Synopsys Mentor Graphics and scripting languages like Tcl Perl Python. Synopsys ICV is required and Mentor Calibre svrf / tvf is preferred

• Design Flow: Strong understanding of the complete IC design flow from front-end design (RTL synthesis simulation) to back-end physical implementation (place and route timing analysis physical verification)

• Problem-solving Skills: Demonstrated ability to analyze complex design and tool-related issues propose innovative solutions and drive them to completion

• Team Collaboration: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with a collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Leadership: Proven experience in leading projects or initiatives providing technical guidance and mentoring junior engineers

• Continuous Learning: Strong motivation for staying abreast of the latest advancements in CAD and EDA tools and methodologies and a passion for innovation and continuous improvement

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

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

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.