Principal, Product Quality 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

Product Quality Engineer ( PQE)
Role Summary
The Product Quality Engineer ( PQE) is a technical and execution leader responsible for end-to-end product quality and reliability governance across the product lifecyclefrom early development through high-volume manufacturing and end-of-life. This role owns quality strategy risk posture and execution outcomes for complex products leading cross-functional teams to deliver on-time high-confidence releases while protecting customer trust.

What You Can Expect

• Bachelors degree in Engineering (Electrical Mechanical Materials Physics or related field).
• 10 years of experience in product quality reliability engineering manufacturing quality or supplier quality.
• Proven ownership of product quality across multiple lifecycle phases.
• Strong background in qualification manufacturing processes and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.

• Experience with semiconductor devices advanced packaging photonics or system-level products.
• Deep familiarity with reliability qualification and field quality metrics.
• Experience driving PCNs change control and supplier governance.
• Strong executive- and customer-facing communication skills.

• No late-stage quality surprises at PRU or HVM.
• Clear proactive quality risk posture understood by leadership.
• Rapid containment and recovery from supplier or manufacturing excursions.
• High customer confidence and sustained outgoing quality and reliability.

What Were Looking For

The Product Quality Engineer ( PQE) is a technical and execution leader responsible for end-to-end product quality and reliability governance across the product lifecyclefrom early development through high-volume manufacturing and end-of-life. This role owns quality strategy risk posture and execution outcomes for complex products leading cross-functional teams to deliver on-time high-confidence releases while protecting customer trust.

• Own product quality governance and sign-off across Proposal Approval (PA) Production Release (PRU) Mass Production (HVM) readiness and End-of-Life (EOL).
• Define maintain and execute the Product Quality Plan (PQP) including quality targets CTQs risk mitigation plans and validation strategies.
• Drive data-based lifecycle gate decisions and escalate risks impacting delivery or customer confidence.

• Establish quality and reliability targets including yield defect rates escape risk and reliability margins.
• Lead qualification strategy and execution across DVT PVT and MP phases.
• Ensure system-level reliability requirements are met with sufficient margin.

• Define and enforce manufacturing quality controls including IQC IPQC FQC SPC and stop-ship criteria.
• Serve as the primary quality escalation owner for FAB and OSAT partners.
• Own PCN strategy and execution to balance internal risk and customer transparency.

• Lead complex failure analysis spanning manufacturing qualification and field returns.
• Drive root cause identification CAPA implementation and effectiveness verification.
• Ensure alignment between manufacturing reliability and field failure mechanisms.

• Act as the single quality owner across design product test manufacturing supplier and customer teams.
• Represent product quality status and risks in executive and customer-facing forums.
• Partner with engineering teams to close test coverage gaps and prevent escapes.

• Define and drive quality metrics dashboards and review cadence.
• Identify leading indicators of quality risk and implement mitigations.
• Mentor junior PQEs and influence broader quality standards.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

150230 - 225000 $ 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.

#LI-JT2