Silicon Validation Intern, BS (2603850)

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 Rack Scale Switch Chip Validation team validates and delivers the high-performance switching silicon and system-level solutions used inside modern AI and cloud data center racks. As an intern, you will contribute to day-to-day engineering work such as running emulation and verification tests, debugging silicon and hardware issues, troubleshooting switch performance and efficiency, and writing scripts to automate workflows, all alongside experienced engineers. Your work will support the team's efforts to deliver reliable, high-bandwidth, low-latency switch products that are a key part of Marvell's data infrastructure portfolio. These products help customers scale AI workloads and enable the next generation of data center networking.

What You Can Expect

Support post-silicon validation of high-speed switch silicon under the guidance of senior engineers.

• Assist in developing, documenting, and executing test plans and test cases for switch chip validation.
• Support lab-based silicon bring-up and run unit tests on hardware and firmware functionality, including emulation and verification environments.
• Help collect and analyze high-speed signal and link data (such as eye diagrams, jitter, and BER) using lab test equipment.
• Assist in debugging silicon and hardware issues, and in troubleshooting switch performance and efficiency.
• Use diagnostics, software tools, oscilloscopes, and protocol analyzers to help isolate the root cause of failing tests.
• Write and maintain scripts (for example in Python) to automate test execution, data collection, and result reporting.
• Document test results, findings, and debug progress, and present them to the team.

What We're Looking For

• Currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with an expected graduation date between Fall 2027 – Summer 2028
• Foundational understanding of digital logic, computer architecture, and high-speed I/O concepts such as SerDes and PCIe or Ethernet protocols.
• Basic hands-on lab experience through coursework, research, or projects, such as hardware bring-up, testing, and debug.
• Familiarity with common lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, or BERTs.
• Programming or scripting experience in Python, Perl, or a similar language.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills, with a willingness to learn.

Preferred/Plus:

• Coursework or project experience with PCIe, Ethernet, or other high-speed interfaces.
• Exposure to the physical and protocol layers of high-speed interfaces (for example PHY, PCS, MAC).
• Experience with emulation, simulation, or verification environments.
• Ability to read board schematics and layouts.
• Familiarity with signal integrity concepts such as eye diagrams, jitter, and BER.