Validation Intern - Bachelor's Degree

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 Marvell post silicon validation group designs and develops test platforms for validating enterprise, cloud, AI, storage, and carrier architectures including multi-core Arm-based Network processors. The electrical characterization team is a post silicon validation sub-group focused on the debug and characterization of SerDes and DDR interfaces on the processor. The SerDes interface use NRZ and PAM4 signaling for Ethernet, CPRI, JESD, and PCIe interfaces. DRAM interfaces include LPDDR5, DDR4/5 memory modules.
Characterization engineers are responsible for developing test platforms used and automated test suites to characterize the analog interfaces over process voltage and temperature (PVT) extremes to determine silicon viability for volume production.

What You Can Expect

• Design, Develop, execution, and debug of bare metal diagnostic code for PCIe, CXL, DDR and other blocks to validate proper functionality
• Create, maintain and improve C/C++ code to support new/existing features and standards
• Create tests to measure performance, throughput, and power of multiple SoC blocks
• Work with Design, FW teams to debug any issues found and find root cause on failure cases
• Create and review tests plans and prepare test result documents to be shared internally/externally

What We're Looking For

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field(s).
• Proficient in C and Python programming with some basic level software debugging experience.
• Basic knowledge of embedded SoC or CPU architecture is a plus
• Experience using lab test equipment such as emulators, oscilloscopes, logical analyzer is plus.
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Solution focused, good troubleshooting skills

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

30 - 59, $ per hour.

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 

For Internship roles, we are proud to offer the following benefits package during the internship - medical, dental and vision coverage, perks and discount programs, wellness & mental health support including coaching and therapy, paid holidays, paid volunteer days and paid sick time. Additional compensation may be available for intern PhD candidates.

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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