Field Application Engineer Intern (Software)

About the Role Marvell is seeking a motivated Field Application Engineer Intern (Software) to join our technical team in Suzhou or Shanghai, with internship periods potentially conducted at Wuhan or Shanghai/Suzhou offices. This role offers hands-on experience with PAM4 DSP and Coherent optical technologies, and emphasizes software/firmware support for customer firmware development and testing. Interns will collaborate with senior FAEs and the U.S. application team to support customer engagements and help optimize module performance.

What You'll Do

• Work with senior FAEs in helping customer Module firmware/software development
• Help build equipment control scripts for lab automation tests
• Support lab activities to tune and optimize customer modules for improved performance under guidance
• Participate in product bring-up and evaluation, including initial software setup, TX/RX performance testing, and reproducing/reporting issues
• Contribute to the creation and maintenance of technical documentation, FAQs, and internal training materials
• Join onsite or remote customer support sessions to assist in debugging and issue resolution
• Learn and apply internal software tools for development, analysis, and debugging
• Assist with customer firmware development: image flashing, configuration, register access, and status/log collection over I2C/MDIO
• Support module control/management features and compliance checks (e.g., CMIS 5.x, 8636)

What We're Looking For

• Currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Software, Computer Science, Electronics/Electrical/Control Engineering, or a related field
• Experience and programming: Comfortable with C and Python; able to write small utilities and read/modify embedded code
• Strong willingness to learn, effective communication skills, and a collaborative mindset
• Able to commit at least 4-6 months or more
• Experience with DCA, BERT, or other test equipment is a strong advantage
• Knowledge of signal and power integrity is a plus
• Experience with simulation tools such as ADS or HFSS is desirable

Compensation & Benefits Not specified in the posting; mentions competitive compensation and great benefits. Please refer to the company Careers page for details.