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Distinguished Engineer, Switch Architect

Marvell
Santa Clara, CA
On-siteUSD 220,280 - 330,000 / year

About this role

Job title: Distinguished Engineer, Switch Architect

About the Role Join Marvell's Cloud Data Center Group as a Distinguished Engineer in the Teralynx Switch Architecture Team. You will own architectural decisions for next-generation AI networking switch ASICs, influencing hyperscale data centers and AI workloads, and help shape industry standards.

What You'll Do

  • Define architecture for Marvell's next-generation AI networking switch ASICs designed for hyperscale cloud and ML/AI-driven workloads.
  • Anticipate and analyze emerging technology trends, influencing long-term roadmap and architectural direction.
  • Contribute to the development of industry standards including Ultra Ethernet and Ultra Accelerator Link (UAL).
  • Create and maintain architectural and performance models to evaluate trade-offs in latency, power, bandwidth, and scalability.
  • Collaborate with silicon, software, systems, and product teams to drive holistic architectural alignment.
  • Document architecture concepts, specifications, performance analyses, and modeling methodologies.
  • Represent Marvell in standards bodies, research consortiums, and strategic customer discussions.
  • Provide architectural mentorship and leadership to engineering teams across the organization.

What We're Looking For

  • BS with 15+ years, MS with 10+ years, or PhD with 8+ years in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • Extensive experience defining and architecting large-scale ASICs and complex networking semiconductor architectures.
  • Deep architectural understanding of high-speed interconnects and Ethernet protocols; traffic management architectures and packet processing; scaling networks in AI training and inference fabrics.
  • Proven hands-on experience with performance modeling, simulation, and architectural trade-off analysis.
  • Proficiency in C/C++, Python, and modeling environments.
  • Experience contributing to or leading standards development is highly valued.
  • Leadership & Influence: strong conceptual thinking and architectural innovation; collaborative leadership style; exceptional communication skills; mentoring and influencing engineering talent and product direction.

Compensation & Benefits

  • Salary: USD 220,280 - 330,000 per year.
  • 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.
  • Recognition and service awards to celebrate contributions and milestones.
  • 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.

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