Silicon Validation Intern, BS Summer 2027

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

The Rack Scale Switch Chip Validation team validates and delivers the high-performance switching silicon and system-level solutions used inside modern AI and cloud data center racks. As an intern you will contribute to day-to-day engineering work such as running emulation and verification tests debugging silicon and hardware issues troubleshooting switch performance and efficiency and writing scripts to automate workflows all alongside experienced engineers. Your work will support the teams efforts to deliver reliable high-bandwidth low-latency switch products that are a key part of Marvells data infrastructure portfolio. These products help customers scale AI workloads and enable the next generation of data center networking.

What You Can Expect

Support post-silicon validation of high-speed switch silicon under the guidance of senior engineers.

Assist in developing documenting and executing test plans and test cases for switch chip validation.

Support lab-based silicon bring-up and run unit tests on hardware and firmware functionality including emulation and verification environments.

Help collect and analyze high-speed signal and link data (such as eye diagrams jitter and BER) using lab test equipment.

Assist in debugging silicon and hardware issues and in troubleshooting switch performance and efficiency.

Use diagnostics software tools oscilloscopes and protocol analyzers to help isolate the root cause of failing tests.

Write and maintain scripts (for example in Python) to automate test execution data collection and result reporting.

Document test results findings and debug progress and present them to the team.

What Were Looking For

Currently pursuing a bachelors degree in electrical engineering Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Computer Science or a related field with an expected graduation date between Fall 2027 Summer 2028

Foundational understanding of digital logic computer architecture and high-speed I/O concepts such as SerDes and PCIe or Ethernet protocols.

Basic hands-on lab experience through coursework research or projects such as hardware bring-up testing and debug.

Familiarity with common lab equipment such as oscilloscopes logic analyzers or BERTs.

Programming or scripting experience in Python Perl or a similar language.

Strong analytical problem-solving and communication skills with a willingness to learn.

Preferred/Plus:

Coursework or project experience with PCIe Ethernet or other high-speed interfaces.

Exposure to the physical and protocol layers of high-speed interfaces (for example PHY PCS MAC).

Experience with emulation simulation or verification environments.

Ability to read board schematics and layouts.

Familiarity with signal integrity concepts such as eye diagrams jitter and BER.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

28 - 56 $ per hour.

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 for our interns: medical dental and vision coverage perks and discounts robust mental health resources to prioritize emotional well-being and paid holidays. Additional compensation may be available for intern PhD candidates. 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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