Principal, Product Quality Engineer

Nice to Have

• 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.
• Success in This Role Looks Like 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 We're 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 lifecycle—from 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.
• Key Responsibilities Lifecycle Quality Leadership 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.
• Quality & Reliability Strategy 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.
• Manufacturing & Supplier Quality Ownership 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.
• Failure Analysis & Corrective Action Leadership 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.
• Cross-Functional & Customer Interface 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.
• Metrics, Governance & Mentorship 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) 150,230 - 225,000, $ 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