Unni Vadakkan

About Unni Vadakkan

23 Years of industrial experience and have managed a team comprising of engineers, program/product managers and operations. Managed small team size to very large teams.• Product development - Data Center (AI and general purpose cloud hardware - servers and storage systems) and consumer products (Phones, tablet, desktop/laptop) as well as Robotic system development• End to end product development - Hardware and SW - Architectural features to high volume deployment• Energy savings initiatives and sustainability• Extensive experience in leading global teams• AI and compute hardware platform architectural features • SoC - Package - Socket - Board - System - Rack level and everything in between• Assembly test technology and FAB• Validation and test development• Integration of hardware into data centers• Thermal/Mechanical/Power and Performance from SoC - System and Rack level• Manufacturing of semiconductor product• Quality and reliability• Process development• Robotic system development with more than $1B entitlement• Vendor negotiations and Vendor management• Over all vision and product strategy • Hiring and developing the best• Product roadmap development• Strategy development• Managed a budget of $30M• Safety and serviceability• More than 50+ product launches

Experience

1. Distinguished Engineer

   Marvell Technology

   Dec 2025 — Present

   AI Hardware infrastructure development

Education

• Purdue University

  PhD, Mechanical Engineering/thermal engineering

Skills

• Mems
• Asic
• Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (Asic)
• Ic
• Design of Experiments
• Characterization
• Engineering Management
• Integrated Circuits (Ic)
• Semiconductors
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Failure Analysis
• Thermal
• Semiconductor Industry
• R&D
• Electronics Packaging
• Testing
• Soc
• Research and Development (R&D)
• Thin Films
• Simulations
• System on a Chip (Soc)
• Product Development
• Product Engineering
• Silicon
• Engineering