Failure Analysis 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

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. The Failure Analysis team at Marvell owns the entire Failure Analysis (FA) process for both customer returns and internal qualification and production support. This team works closely with internal cross-functional teams and external vendors to perform root cause analysis and drive necessary corrective and preventive actions.

What You Can Expect

Perform electrical verification, fault isolation, and physical failure analysis on customer returns, internal failures, and engineering samples. Develop and implement new failure analysis tools, methodologies, and techniques to support leading edge semiconductor technologies and advanced packaging solutions. Collaborate closely with design, product, test, reliability, and manufacturing engineers to provide comprehensive failure analysis support and accelerate root cause identification. Plan and execute Design of Experiments (DOE) activities, and coordinate with machine shops on custom fixture fabrication, sample holder design, and precision machining requirements. Manage and coordinate failure analysis activities with external service laboratories, including deprocessing, FIB/TEM cross-sectioning, material characterization, and elemental analysis. Document findings, communicate results to stakeholders, and support corrective and preventive action implementation to improve product quality and reliability. Wage $160,000.00 - $170,000.00 per year.

What We're Looking For

Master’s or foreign equivalent degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science or related technical field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

Experience must include two (2) years with each of the following:

• CNC milling tools and mechanical polishing.

• Optical, CSAM and X-ray inspections.

• Electrical tools and methods for failure confirmation such as Digital Multi-meter (DMM), Oscilloscopes, Power Supplies.

• Physical fault isolation techniques.

• Collaborating cross-functionally with design engineers, structure engineers, test engineers, reliability engineers and technicians.

• Handling DOE for development work and coordinating with an outside lab for part machining, material characterization.

• Working with outside labs to complete analysis work.


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

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 

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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