Senior Staff Optical Test 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, automotive, 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
This Sr Staff Test Engineer will be part of Marvell Optics PTE group-Hsinchu office, where we take all of Marvell's optical DCI products from early NPI, develop and validate manufacturing and test solutions to bring the products to success HVM. This position offers the opportunity to immerse yourself in and drive the success of Marvell's cutting-edge technology and its productization.

Our Optics products contain a group of most-advanced technology that covers Silicon Photonics and Electronic ICs, DSPs, pluggable transceiver modules, Light Engines and co-packaged optics. This Test Engineer role will be responsible for the test development and sustaining of our optical subassembly mfg. lines, with a focus on hardware and hands-on experience, but it'll be a big plus if you have an edge on software (Labview, Python etc.).

What You Can Expect

• Develop and optimize test methodologies for optical/electrical performance validation (e.g., IV, TIA/DRV behavior, MZM control, PD characterization).
• Design, set up, and maintain automated and semi-automated optical/electrical test stations.
• Cross-functional collaboration with design, packaging, and process teams to define test requirements and ensure design-for-test (DfT) alignment.
• Support test readiness for new product introduction (NPI) and mass production ramp.
• Interact with external vendors, contract manufacturers, and FA teams to resolve issues and improve test quality.
• Document test processes, procedures, and technical learnings in a structured, clear manner.

Requirements
What We're Looking For

• BS degree with 8yr+ or MS degree with 5yr+; Optics, EE, Physics or relevant major preferred.
• 5yr+ Experience in silicon photonics, optical and electrical device characterization and testing.
• Hands-on experience with optical and electrical test equipment (SMU, Optical switch, OSA, tunable laser, polarization controller ..), tooling/jigs.
• Experience in equipment automation control for testing.
• Industry experience in Object-oriented scripting language like C++, Python, Visual Basic, or LabVIEW for volume production highly preferred.
• Familiar with photonics concepts such as waveguides, modulators, photodetectors, tunable lasers, and fiber coupling techniques.

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
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.