Senior Staff Product Hardware Engineer

Marvell Technology; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 111,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Staff Product Hardware Engineer to join their dynamic team in Santa Clara. This role involves designing and optimizing test equipment for various product lines, ensuring the highest quality in manufacturing and testing processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in thermodynamics and mechanical engineering, with a focus on innovative solutions for complex challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to transformative technologies in a collaborative environment, where your expertise will directly impact the future of semiconductor solutions.

Benefits

Flexible Time Off

401k

Health Programs

Financial Wellbeing Programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in relevant fields, with strong thermodynamics expertise.
• Experience in manufacturing and test operations environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and optimize test equipment involving thermal interfaces.
• Implement systems to improve manufacturing and testing efficiency.

Skills

Thermodynamics

Heat Transfer

Energy Conversion

Mechanical Engineering

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Master's or PhD in relevant fields

Tools

Computational Tools

Simulation Tools

Job description

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About Marvell

Marvell’s semiconductor solutions are the essential building blocks of the data infrastructure that connects our world. Across enterprise, cloud and AI, automotive, 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 Engineering Test Hardware Operations team supports Product/Test Engineering and Production Teams activities in Santa Clara, MAPL and OSAT locations worldwide. Our primary function is to design, develop, evaluate and maintain various types of test equipment and associated hardware used in manufacturing and testing products ranging from Automotive, Enterprise, Data Center and Hyperscale product lines. We interface with operational manufacturing teams to ensure the highest quality products for our customers.

What You Can Expect

This position supports the Engineering Test Hardware Operations teams in designing, developing, and implementing production test hardware. Responsibilities include working with product engineering groups and hardware vendors to define new hardware/equipment for manufacturing and testability needs for NPI, improving hardware/thermal systems, and collaborating with global teams in the US, Singapore, and OSAT locations.

Marvell utilizes various test hardware platforms for Automotive, Enterprise, Data Center, and Hyperscale product lines. The team develops, evaluates, and maintains these test platforms and other equipment to support production testing.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, and optimize test equipment involving thermal interfaces, automated test handlers, and thermal systems.
• Implement systems and processes to improve manufacturing and testing efficiency.
• Analyze heat maps of integrated circuits to identify potential issues and hotspots.
• Drive thermal solutions with suppliers to resolve heating and cooling issues for ATE and SLT testing.
• Sourcing and validating new test hardware components such as change kits, load boards, and sockets.
• Identify and resolve mechanical and thermal challenges on new test equipment using computational and simulation tools.
• Participate actively in new product hardware development and hardware releases.
• Work closely with hardware design teams and communicate with global test operations engineering teams.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields, with 5+ years of relevant experience; Master’s or PhD with 3+ years preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing and test operations environment.
• Strong thermodynamics, heat transfer, and energy conversion expertise.
• Mechanical engineering background with experience in designing thermal and mechanical components for IC test equipment.
• Knowledge of physics, mathematics, and mechanical principles.
• Experience with test hardware components like probe cards, sockets, load boards, and change kits is a plus.
• Ability to identify and solve thermal/mechanical challenges using computational and simulation tools.
• Strong interpersonal skills for collaboration with vendors and teams.
• Self-driven with minimal supervision required.

Additional Information

Base pay range: $111,780 - $167,500 per annum, determined by skills and experience. The total compensation package includes base salary, bonus, and equity, along with benefits like health and financial wellbeing programs, flexible time off, 401k, and more.

Marvell is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants requiring accommodations during the process should contact [e-mail].

Job Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industry: Semiconductor Manufacturing