Director of Product Engineering, Optics

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

• Technical & Product Leadership
  • Lead product engineering for optical products including light engines and chiplets, with primary application in CPO and scaleup network architectures.
  • Own the product engineering strategy across the full product lifecycle-from early development and qualification through mass production and sustaining.
  • Ensure robust NPI execution and successful production release, meeting schedule, yield, cost, quality, and reliability requirements.
  • Serve as a technical authority in silicon photonics, optical components, and manufacturing practices, guiding design-for-manufacturing (DFM), testability (DFT), and scalability decisions.
• Manufacturing & Operational Excellence
  • Own sustaining product engineering for highvolume manufacturing, driving yield improvement, cost reduction, and continuous quality enhancement.
  • Partner closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Foundry, OSAT/CMs, and Quality teams to ensure manufacturing readiness and longterm supply robustness.
  • Establish and maintain disciplined engineering processes, metrics, and best practices across development and production phases.
• People & Organizational Leadership
  • Build, lead, and develop a highperforming product engineering organization, including hiring, performance management, and succession planning.
  • Mentor and coach engineers and managers, fostering a culture of technical rigor, accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
  • Effectively allocate budgets and resources to balance innovation, execution efficiency, and business priorities.
• CrossFunctional Collaboration & Communication
  • Lead crossfunctional alignment with Design, Test, Packaging, Quality, and Planning teams.
  • Communicate complex technical and manufacturing topics clearly to executive leadership and nontechnical stakeholders.
  • Represent product engineering in executive reviews, business planning, and customer or partner engagements as needed.

What We're Looking For

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.