Full-Time
Principal Engineer
PCIe RTL Design
Updated on 9/4/2026
Marvell
10,001+ employees
High-performance semiconductor solutions for data infrastructure
No salary listed
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- A Master's or Bachelor's degree in Electronics/Electrical Engineering and 18 or more years of relevant RTL design experience.
- Experience executing and signing off end-to-end PCIe/CXL subsystem RTL designs.
- Experience delivering complex PCIe/CXL IP or subsystems from architecture through RTL closure.
- Strong hands-on experience in SystemVerilog and Verilog RTL development.
- Expertise in PCIe protocol architecture, including link, transaction, and PHY interaction layers.
- Strong understanding of CXL.io, CXL.cache, and CXL.mem architectures.
- Deep knowledge of ARM-based system-on-chip integration and AMBA protocols, including AXI-4, CHI, and ACE.
- Experience designing high-performance, low-latency data paths and handling ordering, coherency, and error mechanisms.
- Knowledge of clocking, resets, clock-domain crossing, reset-domain crossing, low-power techniques, and performance optimization.
- Experience supporting lint, clock-domain crossing/reset-domain crossing, synthesis, and design sign-off flows.
- Proficiency debugging functional and performance issues at subsystem and system-on-chip levels.
- Experience using industry-standard electronic design automation tools from Synopsys, Cadence, and Mentor/Siemens.
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Tcl, Perl, and Python.
- Experience with version control systems such as Git and SVN.
- Applicants must be eligible to access export-controlled information under applicable U.S. export control laws; non-exempt applicants may be subject to an export license review before employment.
- Own and drive PCIe/CXL subsystem microarchitecture definition, RTL implementation, and integration.
- Collaborate with architecture teams to translate requirements into robust RTL designs.
- Work with design verification teams on test-plan reviews, debugging, and coverage closure.
- Partner with physical design and design-for-test teams to ensure physical-design-friendly and design-for-test-ready RTL.
- Support silicon bring-up and post-silicon debugging with firmware and validation teams.
- Drive design quality improvements, coding best practices, and reuse across projects.
- Participate in design reviews, milestone reviews, and cross-functional technical discussions.
- Mentor junior designers and provide technical leadership within the PCIe/CXL design domain.
Marvell Technology, Inc. creates high-performance semiconductor products that power data infrastructure for telecommunications operators, data centers, and enterprises. Its offerings span computing, storage, and networking to enable efficient, secure data transmission, storage, and processing. The products are programmable and scalable platforms designed for high bandwidth and strong security, supporting 5G networks and the broader digital economy. Revenue comes from designing, manufacturing, licensing, and providing related services to other businesses that integrate these components into their own products. Unlike many peers, Marvell emphasizes programmable, scalable platforms tailored to data infrastructure needs and long-term partnerships with enterprise and telecom customers. The company aims to help customers upgrade their networks and data systems to increase capacity, performance, and efficiency while expanding its own business in the data infrastructure space.
Company Size
10,001+
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Santa Clara, California
Founded
1995
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 27, 2026 revenue hit $2.74 billion, with data center revenue up 46%.
- Marvell's August 18, 2026 Google agreement expands custom silicon and could reach $120 billion.
- October 6, 2026 Investor Day can reset expectations with fiscal 2029 visibility.
What critics are saying
- Reuters on August 28, 2026 said Google revenue turns meaningful only in fiscal 2029.
- Marvell trades around 50 times forward earnings after the August 27, 2026 rally.
- Broadcom and hyperscalers can displace Marvell, collapsing custom-chip margins and relevance.
What makes Marvell unique
- Marvell supplies both custom silicon and optical connectivity to hyperscalers.
- Matt Murphy keeps Marvell neutral across Google, Meta, Amazon, and Microsoft.
- Marvell is pushing silicon photonics and CPO scaling with TSMC from late 2027.
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↑ 14%Marvell Technology's stock has surged approximately 241% over the past year, vastly outperforming rival Broadcom's 6.6% gain. CEO Matt Murphy attributes this success to a decade of building trust-based relationships with major tech hyperscalers. Murphy told CNBC the company has positioned itself as neutral supplier to all major US hyperscalers, providing custom silicon and optical connectivity products. This diversification protects Marvell from dependence on single customers. The chipmaker expects revenue to grow from roughly $12 billion this year to $18 billion in fiscal 2027, with data centre revenue comprising over $15 billion of that total, up from approximately $2 billion in 2023. Recent wins include a multi-year supply agreement with Google and a broader partnership with Nvidia that included a $2 billion investment. Marvell reported record quarterly revenue of $2.74 billion in its second fiscal quarter.
Marvell Technology shares have surged over 160% this year, reaching a $200 billion market cap, driven by strong AI-related demand. The chipmaker offers alternatives to Nvidia and Broadcom chips, with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggesting it could become a trillion-dollar company. The company will hold its Investor Day on 6 October, which could serve as a positive catalyst. In its second quarter of fiscal 2027 ended 1 August, Marvell's revenue rose 37% to $2.7 billion, whilst operating income increased 35% to $460 million. The company raised guidance, citing strong data centre demand. However, the stock trades at elevated valuations of 70 times trailing earnings and 50 times forward earnings. With high expectations heading into Investor Day, a post-event rally isn't guaranteed.
Marvell sees silicon photonics scaling from late 2027, with Taiwan and TSMC at the center. Sep 2, 2026, 11:58 0 Credit: Marvell Marvell SVP and chief technology officer Radha Nagarajan offered a clearer timeline for the commercialisation of co-packaged optics, or CPO, during a media briefing at SEMICON Taiwan 2026. Picks for you
Marvell Technology fell nearly 10% despite reporting record quarterly revenue of $2.74 billion, up 36.55% year-over-year. The sell-off came after the company revealed its expanded Google custom-silicon deal, worth approximately $18.5 billion annually, won't generate most revenue until 2029. The drop stood in stark contrast to Nvidia, which added $442 billion in market capitalisation the same week. An August regulatory filing showed Alphabet received warrants to purchase 58.9 million Marvell shares at $206.58, tied to future revenue milestones, creating near-term uncertainty. CNBC's Jim Cramer urged investors not to bet against Marvell ahead of its 6 October investor day. He cited chief executive Matt Murphy's track record and Murphy's recent $1 million insider share purchase as reasons for optimism despite the delayed revenue timeline.
Cramer says not to bet against the AI chipmaker that lost nearly 10% the day after NVIDIA's huge gain. Marvell Technology dropped nearly 10% the same morning NVIDIA added $442 billion in a single session, and Jim Cramer thinks that selloff is the setup, not the warning sign. One date in October could prove him right or very wrong. The morning of Friday, Aug. 28, delivered one of the strangest split screens of the AI trade so far. NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) added roughly $442 billion in market cap in a single session, the second largest one-day gain ever, trailing only Microsoft's (NASDAQ:MSFT) $450 billion. Meanwhile Marvell Technology (NASDAQ:MRVL), the other big AI chipmaker to report the same week, was down 10.26% intraday to $216.68 despite a beat-and-raise quarter. Jim Cramer's message to viewers: Do not bet against it before the Oct. 6 analyst day. Why Marvell sold off on a blowout quarter. Marvell reported record Q2 fiscal 2027 revenue of $2.739 billion, up 36.55% year over year, with Data Center revenue of $2.1715 billion, up 46%. Management guided fiscal 2028 data-center growth to more than 60% year over year and said custom revenue will "more than double" in fiscal 2028. The problem is timing. On Squawk on the Street, David Faber laid out the math: the expanded Google custom-silicon agreement annualizes to roughly $18.5 billion a year, but Marvell acknowledged most of that revenue is not in the plan until 2029. Faber also pointed to Marvell's August 18 8-K detailing warrants for Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) to purchase 58.9 million shares of common stock at $206.58, tied to future revenue milestones. Matt Murphy told analysts, "Most of this is comprehended already in next year. The big impact would be, you know, in 29 and beyond." Cramer's case: don't fade the October 6 catalyst. Cramer's argument is that delayed revenue still lands, and the thesis holds as long as the ramp arrives. He told viewers not to bet against Marvell going into the October 6 analyst meeting, citing CEO Matt Murphy's track record of "compelling" presentations, Murphy's $1 million insider buy, and Murphy's line: "I am the signal. They are the noise". Murphy's own words back the setup: "AI-related bookings remain exceptionally robust, and we expect our revenue growth to accelerate further through the remainder of fiscal 2027." The macro backdrop helps. NVIDIA guided Q3 revenue to $108 billion and fiscal 2028 growth of approximately 70%, with Jensen Huang calling supply a bottleneck. Marvell sits inside that ecosystem through NVLink Fusion and combined optical solutions with UAL and ESUN switches. The traits that showed up early in past monster tech runs are the same ones we cataloged in a free Next Nvidia playbook. What to watch next. Context matters. Marvell is still up more than 136% year to date and more than 227% over one year. This is a pullback inside a monster run. Cramer acknowledged the binary risk plainly: "Marvell is a very expensive stock unless everything works." The October 6 Investor Day is where Murphy is expected to reset the long-term target model and detail revenue through fiscal 2029 and beyond. That is the date to circle. Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks - and Marvell Technology didn't make the cut. Grab the names FREE today. Joel South Joel South covers large-cap stocks, dividend investing, and major market trends, with a focus on earnings analysis, valuation, and turning complex data into actionable insights for investors. He brings more than 15 years of experience as an investor and financial journalist, including 12 years at The Motley Fool, where he served as an investment analyst, Bureau Chief, and later led the Fool.com investing news desk. He has also co-hosted an investing podcast and appeared across TV and radio discussing market trends.