Principal Analog/Mixed Signal CAD Engineer - EMIR
About Marvell
Your Team, Your Impact
We are seeking a Principal Analog/Mixed-Signal CAD Engineer to join our Central Engineering organization in Santa Clara, CA or Irvine, CA. In this role, you will help shape the next generation of design automation infrastructure that supports cutting-edge analog, mixed-signal, and silicon photonics IC development across the company.
This is a highly visible technical leadership role where your work will directly impact how Marvell's global design teams build industry-leading semiconductor products.
You will join Marvell's Central Engineering CAD team, a group responsible for building and supporting the advanced design infrastructure used by hundreds of engineers developing some of the industry's most sophisticated silicon. The team works at the intersection of EDA tools, semiconductor process technology, and circuit design, partnering closely with:
- Analog and mixed-signal IC design teams
- Silicon photonics engineers
- Foundry partners
- EDA vendors
- Device modeling and TCAD specialists
This collaborative environment gives you a unique opportunity to influence the design methodology and automation frameworks used across the entire company.
Technical Focus: This position focuses on electromigration and IR-drop (EMIR) analysis for advanced FinFET, BiCMOS, SiGe, and SiPho technologies.
What You Can Expect
As a Principal Analog/Mixed-Signal CAD Engineer, you will play a critical role in developing and evolving the automated design flows that enable Marvell's most advanced silicon programs. Key responsibilities include:
- Develop and support electromigration and IR-drop (EMIR) analysis flows, including flow setup, DSPF validation, current-density and voltage-drop analysis, debugging, and post-layout verification.
- Architect and support next-generation automated AMS design flows used across Marvell design teams.
- Build and maintain custom tools, PCells, Pycells, GUI utilities, and automation/productivity tools using scripting languages within the Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys OptoCompiler, and Siemens Calibre environments.
- Install, validate, and support foundry PDKs.
- Set up and maintain physical verification flows, parasitic extraction and EMIR flows.
- Partner with analog designers and EDA vendors to troubleshoot and resolve complex design flow challenges.
- Help shape company-wide CAD infrastructure and best practices for analog, mixed-signal, and silicon photonics development.
Joining Marvell means working on technology that defines the future of computing and connectivity. In this role, you can expect:
- Cutting-edge semiconductor technology: Work on advanced FinFET, BiCMOS, SiGe, and SiPho nodes and next-generation mixed-signal architectures.
- High technical impact: Your methodologies will be used across multiple product lines and engineering teams worldwide.
- Deep collaboration: Partner with world-class designers, modeling experts, and EDA innovators.
- Leadership without limits: Influence CAD strategy and engineering infrastructure across a global semiconductor organization.
- A culture of innovation: Marvell engineers push the boundaries of performance, efficiency, and integration.
You'll also enjoy the energy of working in Silicon Valley's semiconductor innovation hub in Santa Clara alongside engineers building the next generation of AI, networking, and cloud infrastructure silicon.
Please note: This role is based in our Santa Clara or Irvine office and requires onsite presence five days per week. Remote or hybrid work is not available for this position.
What We're Looking For
- Strong hands-on experience with Cadence Voltus-XFi
- BSEE with 10-15 years of professional experience, or MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering with 5-10 years of industry experience.
- Proven experience building and maintaining analog/mixed-signal design flows for advanced FinFET, BiCMOS, SiGe, and SiPho technologies.
- Strong hands-on experience with industry-standard AMS design tools, including Cadence Virtuoso Studio, Synopsys OptoCompiler, and Siemens Calibre.
- Solid understanding of analog/mixed-signal design flows, including schematic capture, simulation, parasitic extraction, post-layout verification, and EMIR.
- Programming or scripting experience in Python, TCL, Shell, and SKILL.
- Experience developing custom CAD automation or verification frameworks.
- Familiarity with silicon photonics design flows.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with electromagnetic (EM) simulation and extraction.
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