Senior Substrate Staff Engineer

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

What You Can Expect

• Mange and bring up on NPIs into ramping and production.

• Bring up suppliers for NPI substrate technology including IPD embedded core substrate, MLC, and next-gen substrate materials.

• Interface with Marvell substrate pathfinding and technology teams for advanced substrate technology development pass down.

• Maintain substrate roadmap to align suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• Coordinate supplier interlock for substrate technology and NPIs alignment.

• Conduct substrate design review and tape-out with substate layout team and suppliers.

• Execute substrate cycle time, delivery commitment, substrate qualification & reliability tests.

• Benchmark, evaluate, develop, implement new substrate materials into NPIs for HVM ramping to support advanced node cutting edge silicon products.

• Be an expert to troubleshoot and support substrate issues on NPIs/HVM and new advanced technology.

• Interface substrate suppliers and material suppliers to optimize manufacturing/process and control reliability & quality for NPIs and HVM products.

• Execute substrate cycle time, delivery commitment, substrate qualification & reliability tests.

• Provide substrate milestones for NPIs into HVM products.

• Manage substrate suppliers and OSAT substrate team for spec alignment such as substrate parameters & criteria, substrate tray design and selection.

• Work closely with functional teams including NPIs, Quality, Assembly, Test, and BU's.

• Work with QA and OSAT/substrate suppliers to resolve package related
  quality/reliability issues.

What We're Looking For

• Education: BS/MS/PHD in STEM/Material Science/Mechanical/Chemical Engineering.

• Experience: ABF substate design/manufacturing/process is a must

• BS +7 years of experience

  MS +5 years of experience

  PhD +3 years of experience

• Hands-on expertise and deep knowledge of ABF substrate manufacturing/process is a must.

• Must have FCBGA substrate NPI or technology development experience.

• CoWoS substrate development experience is preferred.

• Strong problem solving, analytical, interpersonal skills are a must.

• Good understanding of advanced technologies including very large body size, embedding, and glass core substrate.

• Knowledge of substrate cost structure and yield management.

• Basic Cadence APD and AutoCAD skills

• Good communication skills that are essential to work well with internal cross
  functional teams and suppliers.

• Good program and supplier management skills is a must

• Familiar with raw material suppliers is preferred.

• People management experience is a plus.

• Must be self-discipline, flexible, agile, and result driven.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

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

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.