Analog Design Intern (Optical PHY)

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

Central Engineering – Optical PHY (CE-AMS-OPHY) team designs high-speed and optical transceivers for communication infrastructure in long-haul, metro, datacenter and AI cluster. We address the bandwidth, capacity and power issues faced by cloud computing, mega data centers, AI clusters that powers the social media giant platforms and AI computing. Our innovative approaches have resulted in the company’s products being first to market in many of key areas, developing the most advanced chips and subsystems solutions to address the ever-increasing demand of higher data rates driven by AI applications. We are seeking talented individuals to work on solving technical challenges with the most outstanding group of collaborators in the industry. Join our team of experts and make a difference in an exciting career opportunity.

As a member of a dynamic CE-AMS-OPHY team, the candidate will be responsible for designing circuits used for high-speed optical transceivers. The member will have an opportunity to work in most advanced process and collaborate with the team on next-gen high-speed optical transceivers.

What You Can Expect

As an Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Intern, you will play a critical role in the development of advanced CMOS transceiver and SERDES products. Your responsibilities will include:

• Interpreting and understanding circuit specifications and system-level requirements.
• Helping on design and implementation of high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits, including PLLs, DLLs, ADCs, voltage regulators, amplifiers, transmitters (TX), receivers (RX) circuits.
• Performing detailed circuit-level simulations and design verification using industry-standard EDA tools to ensure functionality, performance, and robustness.
• Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams—including digital design, layout, and validation—to ensure seamless integration and successful tape-out.
• Participating in design reviews, maintaining thorough documentation, and contributing to the continuous improvement of design methodologies and flows.

What We're Looking For

• BEng/MSc student in Electrical & Electronics Engineering or equivalent
• Understanding of analog circuit fundamental and semiconductor device physics
• Highly motivated, self-driven, curious, and hungry-to-learn
• Strong knowledge on IC design CAD tools such as Spectre, Spice, Matlab, Python, etc.
• Strong team-player with solid communication 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 Careers 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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