Senior Equipment 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 Equipment Engineering team plays a critical role in supporting NPI, characterization, qualification, and engineering development activities within the test laboratory environment. This role works closely with Product Engineering, Test Engineering, and Planning team to ensure operational readiness, high equipment uptime, and efficient execution of engineering programs.

As a Senior Engineer, Equipment Engineering, you will perform day-to-day laboratory set-up activities, drive equipment readiness, troubleshoot complex issues, develop equipment recipes, and support continuous improvement across testers, handlers, probers, and associated hardware platforms.

What You Can Expect

• Manage daily laboratory setup activities to support engineering characterization, qualification, and production readiness requirements.

• Own equipment operational readiness for semiconductor test platforms, handlers, probers, and supporting hardware.

• Develop, create, optimize, and maintain equipment recipes, setup configurations, and operating procedures.

• Support installation, qualification, conversion, calibration, and release of new equipment and hardware.

• Perform advanced troubleshooting and root cause analysis on tester, handler, prober, and interface-related issues.

• Collaborate with Product and Test Engineering teams to support debug activities, test development, and manufacturing releases.

• Drive corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to improve equipment reliability, stability, and uptime.

• Work closely with equipment suppliers and vendors on maintenance, upgrades, repairs, and technical escalations.

• Develop and maintain documentation, setup standards, and best practices to improve operational efficiency.

• Guide technicians and junior engineers on equipment operation, troubleshooting methodologies, and laboratory best practices.

• Support equipment utilization tracking, capacity planning, and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Generate technical reports and management updates related to equipment performance, readiness, and operational metrics.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related technical discipline.

• Minimum 5-8 years of experience in semiconductor test, equipment engineering, laboratory operations, or related fields.

• Strong hands-on experience on at least 2 of the following areas:

  • V93k Advantest test platforms

  • Ultraflex Teradyne test platforms

  • Test handlers (ex: Hontech, Cohu, ASMPT, etc.)

  • Wafer probers (ex: TEL, TSK, Opus, etc.)

• Experience creating and optimizing equipment recipes, setup configurations, and test support processes.

• Strong troubleshooting skills involving testers, handlers, probers, interfaces, and supporting hardware.

• Experience performing root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions to improve equipment stability and uptime.

• Good understanding of preventive maintenance, calibration, correlation, qualification, and production release processes.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work effectively across global and cross-functional teams.

• Self-motivated, fast learner, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.

• Strong problem-solving, teamwork, and stakeholder management skills.

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 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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