Optical Module Hardware FAE Intern
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
Group DescriptionWe are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented FAE Intern to join our technical team in Suzhou and Shanghai. This role offers hands-on experience working with cutting-edge PAM4 DSP, linear TIA, driver, Coherent DSP, and optical technologies. As an intern, you will collaborate closely with senior FAEs and the U.S. application team to support customer engagements, debug hardware/software systems, and help optimize optical the performance of optical module and scale up, scale out, scale across optical interconnect products.
The internship period will be conducted at Marvell Wuhan or Marvell Shanghai/Suzhou offices.
Interns who complete the internship with satisfactory performance will have the opportunity to receive full-time offer upon passing the assessment
What You Can Expect
Assist senior FAEs in reviewing customer schematic and layout designs involving PAM4 DSP, Coherent DSP, driver, and TIA in optical modules, AEC, NPO, XPO, and CPO etc.
Support SI and PI simulations.
Support lab activities to tune and optimize customer product for improved performance under the guidance of experienced engineers
Participating in product bring-up and evaluation, performance testing, and debugging at lab.
Join customer support to assist in debugging issues in the customer system.
Contribute to the creation and maintenance of technical documentation, FAQs, and internal training materials
What You Will Gain:
Hands-on experience with state-of-the-art PAM4, Coherent ODSP technologies
Practical exposure to system-level bring-up and hardware/software co-debugging
Deep insight into the field application engineering workflow and customer interaction
Mentorship and technical guidance from experienced FAEs and U.S. engineering teams
Opportunity to learn about industry-leading SerDes DSPs in 5nm/3nm/2nm process nodes for 112G/224G/448G applications
What We're Looking For
Pursuing a Master’s and Ph. D degree in Integrated Circuit Design and Integrated System, Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Electronic Information Engineering etc. related field
Fundamental understanding or researching of AMS high-speed SerDes (e.g., PAM4), analog TIA, driver chip designs and optical communication systems are preferred
Strong willingness to learn, effective communication skills, and a collaborative mindset
Able to commit at least a period of 4-6 months or more
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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