Optical Module Hardware FAE Intern

About the role

Marvell is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented FAE Intern to join its technical team in Suzhou and Shanghai. The internship covers hands-on work with PAM4 DSP, linear TIA, drivers, Coherent DSP and optical technologies, alongside senior FAEs and the U.S. application team. It supports customer engagements, hardware/software debugging and optimization of optical interconnect products. The internship takes place at the Marvell Wuhan or Marvell Shanghai/Suzhou office.

Key responsibilities

• Assist senior FAEs in reviewing customer schematic and layout designs for PAM4 DSP, Coherent DSP, driver and TIA in optical modules, AEC, NPO, XPO and CPO.
• Support SI and PI simulations.
• Take part in lab activities to tune and optimize customer products, and in product bring-up, evaluation, performance testing and debugging.
• Join customer support to help debug issues in customer systems.
• Contribute to technical documentation, FAQs and internal training materials.

Required profile

• Pursuing a Master's or PhD in Integrated Circuit Design and Integrated Systems, Integrated Circuit Science and Engineering, Electronic Information Engineering or a related field.
• Able to commit at least 4-6 months or more.
• Strong willingness to learn, effective communication and a collaborative mindset.

Required skills

• Fundamental understanding of high-speed SerDes (e.g. PAM4), analog TIA, driver chip design and optical communication systems is preferred.

What we offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Full-time offer opportunity for interns who complete the internship satisfactorily and pass the assessment.