Senior Staff Supplier Quality Engineer (Optical Module)

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

As an integral part of the Quality Organization, Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) is a specialized discipline within quality management that ensures suppliers consistently deliver products that meet defined standards. SQEs partner closely with suppliers to assess their processes, audit capabilities, enforce quality requirements, and drive continuous improvement. Acting as a vital bridge between procurement, engineering, and the supply chain, SQEs play a key role in aligning supplier performance with broader organizational objectives.

What You Can Expect

• Lead audit activities for optical module suppliers
• Manage Product Change Notifications (PCNs) and define qualification plans for new or modified components.
• Conduct on-site supplier assessments and drive corrective actions.
• Evaluate component-level reliability and lifecycle data.
• Collaborate with design and test engineering teams to ensure robust component selection and integration.
• Mitigate single-source risks by initiating second-source strategies.
• Support failure analysis at the module and component level.
• Drive root cause investigations and implement effective corrective/preventive actions (CAPA).
• Understand full process flow from wafer fabrication to module assembly.
• Monitor supplier process controls and yield metrics to ensure consistent quality.
• Maintain inspection records, qualification reports, and supplier scorecards.
• Present quality metrics and improvement plan to internal stakeholders.

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Optics, Materials Science, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in supplier quality or manufacturing engineering, preferably in optical modules or photonics.
• Familiarity with DFMEA, PFMEA, SPC, PPAP, and ISO standards.
• Experience with cleanroom protocols, ESD/MSD control, and component-level testing.
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Willingness to travel across Asia for supplier engagement.
• Knowledge of coherent optical transmission, silicon photonics, and high-speed optical components.
• Experience with PLM systems and reliability modeling tools a plus.

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

As part of our commitment to fair and authentic hiring practices, we ask that candidates do not use AI tools (e.g., transcription apps, real-time answer generators like ChatGPT, CoPilot, or note-taking bots) during interviews.
 
Our interviews are designed to assess your personal experience, thought process, and communication skills in real-time. If a candidate uses such tools during an interview, they will be disqualified 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.

#LI-SYU