Physical Design Engineer

What You Can Expect

You will work with a global team on both the physical design of complex chips as well as the methodology to enable an efficient and robust design process. Every day, you’ll be working hands-on to triage workflows, whether you’re running RTL code through synthesis and place and route (PnR) tools to create the physical view of the chip, analyzing performance by running timing analysis, verifying a robust power grid by performing EMIR analysis, etc. There are many sign-off checks that need to happen to verify that the database is ready to move on to the next level, and it’s your responsibility to review completed runs for errors or create optimizations from successful runs

What We're Looking For

To be successful in this role, you must:

Have completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields and have 1-3 years of related professional experience OR a Master’s degree and/or PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields. In your coursework, you must have completed a digital logic course and projects that involved circuit design, testing, and timing analysis.

Have academic or professional experience designing and testing logic blocks, then were able to analyze the quality of results and identify opportunities for improvement.

Know formulas for timing analysis and concepts for synthesis and place and route.

Enjoy learning by doing the work and having access to guides and a mentor.

Be willing to raise your hand and volunteer for learning opportunities you may not have experienced before.


This role is eligible to participate in Marvell's bonus and equity plans, including a new hire equity grant and annual equity refreshers, ensuring you are rewarded for your contributions and remain invested in the company's long-term success.


Additional Compensation and Benefit Elements

With competitive compensation and great benefits, you will enjoy our workstyle within an environment of shared collaboration, transparency, and inclusivity. We’re dedicated to giving our people the tools and resources they need to succeed in doing work that matters, and to grow and develop with us. For additional information on what it’s like to work at Marvell, visit our Careers page.

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.

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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