Staff Engineer, Hardware Application Engineering — Lab Operations
Marvell· enterprise· Semiconductors· Oct 22, 2026 · 6d ago
Santa Clara, CA
In office
Full-time
Staff
$145K–$209K est.
7+ years exp
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
Marvell's U.S. Customer Solutions Group is the frontline technical partner to the world's most demanding infrastructure customers — megascale data centers, cloud providers, and AI system builders. We turn Marvell silicon into deployable platforms by working shoulder-to-shoulder with customer engineering teams from early architecture through production ramp.
Our engineers bring deep, hands-on expertise across hardware, software, and system integration. The close, trust-based collaboration we build with our customers — and with Marvell's silicon and engineering hardware teams — is foundational to Marvell's growth in networking, connectivity, and AI infrastructure.
What You Can Expect
As Staff Engineer for Lab Operations, you will own end-to-end responsibility for the Customer Solutions Group s Santa Clara hardware lab — the physical and operational backbone that enables Marvell s hardware experts to deliver world-class technical engagements to our customers. This is a senior individual contributor role with full lab accountability across all CSG platforms in Santa Clara.
You will own lab infrastructure, equipment lifecycle, vendor relationships, setup integrity, inventory, RMA setup readiness, budget execution, and global remote-lab enablement for Marvell s worldwide CSG and engineering teams. You will also own logistics for customer demos and industry tradeshows — making sure that when Marvell shows up technically, the lab is ready to back it up. Success in this role means that engineers and customers experience the Santa Clara CSG lab as a best-in-class environment — disciplined, reliable, and consistently ready to deliver under continuous project pressure.
Lab infrastructure & setup ownership
Hold full accountability for the Santa Clara CSG lab — its equipment, setups, organization, safety, and day-to-day operational health across all supported platforms.
Own and maintain test setups end-to-end: assembly, calibration schedules, preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, documentation, and lifecycle management.
Drive lab organization, layout, and signage so that every engineer and visiting customer can find equipment, setups, and instrumentation quickly.
Lead lab renovation and expansion projects — scoping, planning, vendor coordination, and execution.
Partner with Marvell s facilities and physical security teams on lab needs: power, cooling, cabling, room build-outs, access controls, and visitor protocols.
Equipment, inventory & RMA setup readiness
Own the lab equipment inventory: tagging, asset tracking, location management, utilization tracking, and end-of-life planning.
Maintain spares, cables, fixtures, and consumables at the levels needed to keep setups running without interruption.
Maintain dedicated RMA test setups used to examine field-returned chips — keep the systems, test programs, and instrumentation always ready to receive and process RMA units the moment they arrive, including ensuring proper test-hole-plug coverage and re-test readiness whenever needed.
Vendor management & sourcing
Build and maintain relationships with test equipment vendors, integrators, and service providers.
Source and evaluate equipment, gather and analyze quotes, and recommend purchases based on technical fit, cost, lead time, and long-term support.
Stay current on the test and measurement ecosystem so Marvell s lab capability tracks the state of the art in high-speed and AI infrastructure validation.
Budget execution & planning input
Execute against the annual lab equipment and operating budget set by leadership; track spend, manage purchase orders, and report against plan.
Advise leadership on equipment needs, refresh cycles, and capability gaps — providing detailed quotes, technical recommendations, and ROI input to support planning.
Global remote lab enablement
Ensure that Marvell CSG team members worldwide — including the USA team — can reliably access working lab setups in Santa Clara for debugging and running tests, with connectivity and setup state maintained and always up.
Own the operational discipline behind remote-access uptime: setup state preservation, equipment readiness, connectivity monitoring, and quick recovery when something goes down.
Coordinate with Marvell labs in other geographies (Israel, India, and other sites) on shared setups, equipment loans, and cross-site resource utilization.
Customer demos & tradeshow logistics
Own logistics for customer demos and industry tradeshows: planning, equipment selection, shipping, on-site setup, teardown, and return.
Coordinate closely with the engineers delivering the technical content so they walk into a working setup and focus entirely on the customer conversation.
Cross-functional partnership
Partner closely with Marvell s hardware design, SI/PI, silicon, software, and operations teams to anticipate lab needs as new platforms ramp.
Work with facilities and security teams on space planning, infrastructure upgrades, and access policies.
Serve as the operational backbone enabling the rest of the CSG team to do their best technical work.
What We re Looking For
Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
7 years of hands-on hardware lab and validation engineering experience.
Demonstrated track record of running or owning a hardware lab — equipment lifecycle, setups, calibration, maintenance, inventory, and safety.
Working familiarity with high-speed test and measurement equipment such as oscilloscopes, BERTs, VNAs, TDR, jitter analyzers, logic analyzers, power supplies, electronic loads, and compliance test kits — comfortable operating, configuring, and troubleshooting these instruments, with the ability to deepen expertise on specific tools as needed.
General understanding of high-speed networking and SerDes test concepts (eye-opening, BER, jitter, return loss, PDN behavior, thermal validation) — enough to set up and maintain test environments, troubleshoot setup issues, and engage credibly with senior engineers.
Proven vendor management experience: sourcing, quoting, negotiating, and managing service and RMA cycles with major test equipment vendors.
Experience executing against operational budgets and reporting against plan.
Strong organizational skills — able to keep a complex, multi-platform lab in disciplined order under continuous project pressure.
Experience supporting customer demos, tradeshows, or executive engagements — owning logistics end-to-end.
Experience working with facilities and security teams on lab infrastructure, build-outs, and access controls.
Excellent communication and coordination skills, with the ability to work across engineering teams, vendors, and global Marvell sites.
Preferred:
Experience supporting labs that test Ethernet switching, AI fabric, or high-speed networking platforms.
Familiarity with remote lab access infrastructure (KVM-over-IP, equipment automation frameworks, lab reservation systems, secure remote control of instrumentation).
Background coordinating with global engineering labs across multiple time zones.
Experience maintaining RMA / failure-analysis test setups and ensuring readiness for field-return units.
Experience with lab renovation, expansion, or new-site build-out projects.
Familiarity with lab safety standards, ESD controls, and asset/audit compliance practices in a semiconductor environment.
Experience supporting customer demos at major industry tradeshows (OCP, OFC, SC, Hot Chips, or similar).
As the operational anchor of the Customer Solutions Group s Santa Clara lab, you will:
Set the operational bar for what a best-in-class semiconductor customer-engagement lab looks like.
Enable Marvell s most senior hardware experts to spend their time on the technical work — by ensuring setups, equipment, and logistics never get in their way.
Serve as a key operational interface to vendors, facilities, security, global Marvell labs, and the worldwide CSG team.
Influence Marvell s lab equipment strategy and capability roadmap through technical recommendations and budget planning input.
Expected Base Pay Range (USD)
111,070 - 166,400, $ 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.
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
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.
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
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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