
Sr. Staff Physical Design Manager
$176,600 - $261,290 / year
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Job Description
About Marvell
Marvell's 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 Central Engineering physical design organization at Marvell is a global team of highly-skilled engineers focused on designing next-generation chips for cloud data center and AI applications. As a manager within the PD team, you will have the opportunity to lead an experienced and growing team of physical design, static timing and design verification engineers. You will also have a technical role in the organization. This position provides an exciting platform to engage with diverse engineering challenges within a collaborative and innovative environment at Marvell.
What You Can Expect
Provide technical direction, coaching, and mentoring for a team of 4-6 employees to help them achieve breakthroughs in their careers
Make decisions for talent management activities including hiring, reviewing, rewarding, retaining and developing employees
Balance driving technical deliverables with managing team career development
Assist in planning and allocating project resources, monitor progress, and keep stakeholders informed the entire way
Partner with other ASIC and processor design teams to ensure project success
When needed, act as management interface to external customers
Hold a technical leadership role in the organization and be actively involved with project work suited to your background, interest and skills
What We're Looking For
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields and 10-15 years of related professional experience OR Master's degree and/or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related fields with 5-10 years of experience
Minimum 3 years of experience as a people manager
Strong background in ASIC or SOC development
Recent, hands-on technical experience in physical design and/or STA from RTL handoff to GDS tape-out including skills such as floor planning, place and route, clock tree synthesis, timing closure and physical verification
Ability to handle a wide variety of projects and technical challenges.
Diligent, detail-oriented, and able to handle assignments with minimal supervision
Excellent written and oral communication skills, and ability to collaborate and be effective in fast-paced environment
Self-driven individual with ability to partner with world-wide team
Preferred Qualifications:
Technical leadership of ASIC or SOC RTL to GDS tape-out
Experience as either top-level physical design lead, STA chip Lead or another SOC/ASIC leadership role
Experience with advanced technology nodes (7nm, 5nm and below)
Project management experience of ASIC or SOC
Experience working with team located in multiple geographies
Expected Base Pay Range (USD)
176,600 - 261,290, $ 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
At Marvell, we offer a total compensation package with a base, bonus and equity.Health and financial wellbeing are part of the package. That means flexible time off, 401k, plus a year-end shutdown, floating holidays, paid time off to volunteer. Have a question about our benefits packages - health or financial? Ask your recruiter 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 TAOps@marvell.com.
Interview Integrity
As part of our commitment to fair and authentic hiring practices, we ask that candidates do not use AI tools (e.g., transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT, CoPilot, or note-taking bots) during interviews.
Our interviews are designed to assess your personal experience, thought process, and communication skills in real-time. If a candidate uses such tools during an interview, they will be disqualified 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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