Design Verification Engineer, Principal

What You'll Do

• Technical Authority & Stewardship Serve as the final technical authority for the most complex design and verification decisions.
• Define and uphold verification architecture, standards, and best practices across multiple programs. 2.
• Organization‑Level Impact Influence verification methodology and tooling beyond a single project or SoC.
• Drive reuse, scalability, and consistency across teams and product lines. 3.
• Strategic & Long‑Term Thinking Anticipate future technical challenges and shape the DV technology roadmap.
• Balance short‑term execution with long‑term architectural health. 4.
• Cross‑Functional Leadership Align design, architecture, firmware, and verification teams.
• Act as a trusted technical arbitrator when tradeoffs or conflicts arise. 5.
• Risk Ownership & Executive Communication Identify systemic technical risks early and define mitigation strategies.
• Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations clearly to senior leadership. 6.
• Mentorship & Bar Raising Mentor senior engineers and principals; develop future technical leaders.
• Set the technical and behavioral bar for engineering excellence. 7.
• Talent & Culture Influence Influence hiring decisions, role definitions, and leveling expectations.
• Reinforce a culture of rigor, openness, and continuous learning.
• As a leading member of the Network Switching team you will develop the architecture for a functional verification environment, including reference models and bus-functional monitors and drivers and contribute to the methodology behind such development.
• Your role may also include project management and leading a team of verification engineers on a project level.
• Activities may include: Writing a verification test plan using random techniques and coverage analysis and working with designers to ensure it is complete.
• Developing tests and tuning the environment to achieve coverage goals.
• Debugging failures and working with designers to resolve issues.
• Verifying boot code and architecting, developing, and maintaining tools to streamline the design of state-of-the-art multi-core SoCs.
• Transforming the requirements from the engineering teams into software tools that are both easy to use and scalable within a highly parallel compute environment.
• Unit and regression testing of software tools.
• What We're Looking For Requirements BS Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science with 10+ years of verification and firmware and software development experience (or MS/PhD with 5+ years experience).
• Proven track records of leading Design Verification implementation activity.
• Tape-out of complex SOC under tight schedule.
• In depth understanding and experience with SystemVerilog, UVM.
• In depth experience with writing a detailed test plan and building a sophisticated, directed, random-verification environment.
• Experience with scripting language such as Python or Perl and EDA Verification tools.
• Experience with Object-Oriented Design and implementation.
• Good understanding of Linux O.S.
• Good programming skills desired, especially C++ and ARM assembly.
• Understanding of networking protocols, a plus.
• Other Skills Diligent, detail-oriented, and willing to take initiative and handle assignments with minimal supervision.
• Requires the ability to accept and work with differing opinions.
• Cannot be a close-minded developer.
• Must be able to learn on the fly and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Expected Base Pay Range (USD) 158,600 - 237,600, $ per annum The successful candidate’s 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 life’s 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.
• Any applicant who requires a reasonable accommodation during the selection process should contact Marvell HR Helpdesk at TAOps@marvell.com .
• 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