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March 14, 2024

How Marvell engineers are accelerating their careers through the power of education, mentoring and real-work experience

By Mary Gorges, Talent Brand Content Manager, Marvell

Welcome to the Technical Accelerator Program, or TAP, at Marvell India, that’s helping to put 200 of our engineers in India on a path to career advancement. The decisions on career paths and skill development often pose unique challenges for technical talent, who sometimes find themselves at a crossroads, choosing between management or a technical track.

Through TAP, top technical performers receive both guidance and a roadmap to navigate these difficult decisions. They learn what to do to advance in their careers – what path to take, what skills to develop, what projects to undertake – and what networks to build within their organizations. The goals of those who participate are to become better technical experts, technical mentors themselves, and ultimately, leaders within their function. 

The program has three distinct focus areas:

  • Education to build capability and knowledge.
  • Relationships with mentors worldwide who help them in career advancement.
  • Real work experience from an idea of their own that allows the application of technical knowledge in projects and stretch assignments.

Let’s hear from those directly involved, including a mentor and mentee pair who embody the personal and professional transformation possible through the program, and our leader who manages the program for India.

“Jack knows how my project fits into the bigger picture of Marvell and also tells me how the other business units can use my project which helps create more value for my work. Meetings with Jack are almost like getting a panoramic view of what’s happening at Marvell.” - Ravi Kanakarajan, Senior Principal Engineer, Marvell

”As part of our relationship, I get to work with Ravi to understand who his customers are, who’s he a customer of and how he actually solves customer problems within Marvell and across the industry. We work together to grow his role within Marvell and to grow his circles of influence to help him move up the ladder technically, as well as to have more influence on the Marvell product space.” - Jack Harwood, Senior Distinguished Engineer, Marvell

“The mentee and mentor also draft a development plan that has very specific areas around building technical knowledge, such as: what kind of career path a technical employee can take at Marvell, what kind of opportunities the technical employee can create for themselves, and what kind of discussions the employee can have with their manager.” - Kashmira Sharma, HR, Lead for TAP Marvell India

 

The program is engaging with 14 percent of our India workforce, touching all role levels and functions among our technical talent, including a dedicated track for senior women. At Marvell, we recognize the challenges engineers sometimes face in growing their technical careers and believe in creating an environment where employees can thrive and advance and have access to leadership.

 

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