Principal, Product Quality 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

The Product Quality Engineer ( PQE) is a technical and execution leader responsible for end-to-end product quality and reliability governance across the product lifecycle-from early development through high-volume manufacturing and end-of-life. This role owns quality strategy, risk posture, and execution outcomes for complex products, leading cross-functional teams to deliver on-time, high-confidence releases while protecting customer trust.

What You Can Expect

Lifecycle Quality Leadership

• Own product quality governance and sign-off across Proposal Approval (PA), Production Release (PRU), Mass Production (HVM) readiness, and End-of-Life (EOL).
• Define, maintain, and execute the Product Quality Plan (PQP), including quality targets, CTQs, risk mitigation plans, and validation strategies.
• Drive data-based lifecycle gate decisions and escalate risks impacting delivery or customer confidence.

Quality & Reliability Strategy

• Establish quality and reliability targets including yield, defect rates, escape risk, and reliability margins.
• Lead qualification strategy and execution across DVT, PVT, and MP phases.
• Ensure system-level reliability requirements are met with sufficient margin.

Manufacturing & Supplier Quality Ownership

• Define and enforce manufacturing quality controls including IQC, IPQC, FQC, SPC, and stop-ship criteria.
• Serve as the primary quality escalation owner for FAB and OSAT partners.
• Own PCN strategy and execution to balance internal risk and customer transparency.

Failure Analysis & Corrective Action Leadership

• Lead complex failure analysis spanning manufacturing, qualification, and field returns.
• Drive root cause identification, CAPA implementation, and effectiveness verification.
• Ensure alignment between manufacturing, reliability, and field failure mechanisms.

Cross-Functional & Customer Interface

• Act as the single quality owner across design, product, test, manufacturing, supplier, and customer teams.
• Represent product quality status and risks in executive and customer-facing forums.
• Partner with engineering teams to close test coverage gaps and prevent escapes.

Metrics, Governance & Mentorship

• Define and drive quality metrics, dashboards, and review cadence.
• Identify leading indicators of quality risk and implement mitigations.
• Mentor junior PQEs and influence broader quality standards.

Success in This Role Looks Like

• No late-stage quality surprises at PRU or HVM.
• Clear, proactive quality risk posture understood by leadership.
• Rapid containment and recovery from supplier or manufacturing excursions.
• High customer confidence and sustained outgoing quality and reliability.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Materials, Physics, or related field).
• 10+ years of experience in product quality, reliability engineering, manufacturing quality, or supplier quality.
• Proven ownership of product quality across multiple lifecycle phases.
• Strong background in qualification, manufacturing processes, and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with semiconductor devices, advanced packaging, photonics, or system-level products.
• Deep familiarity with reliability qualification and field quality metrics.
• Experience driving PCNs, change control, and supplier governance.
• Strong executive- and customer-facing communication skills.

Expected Base Pay Range (USD)

150,230 - 225,000, $ per annum

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.

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

Marvell is committed to providing exceptional, comprehensive benefits that support our employees at every stage - from internship to retirement and through life’s most important moments. Our offerings are built around four key pillars: financial well-being, family support, mental and physical health, and recognition. Highlights include an employee stock purchase plan with a 2-year look back, family support programs to help balance work and home life, robust mental health resources to prioritize emotional well-being, and a recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones. We look forward to sharing more with you during the interview process.

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 [email protected].

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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