Samson Yau

Samson Yau possesses extensive experience in engineering and design verification across multiple prestigious companies in the technology sector. Currently serving as a Design Verification engineer at SpaceX since August 2025, Samson previously held significant roles at Marvell Technology from May 2018 to December 2025, including Distinguished Engineer and Senior Director, focusing on power-aware methodology, 5G baseband, network virtualization, and AI connectivity. Prior to this, Samson was a Senior Engineering Manager at Cavium Inc., leading ASIC design and verification for network virtualization subsystems from April 2013 to May 2018. Samson's experience also includes a role as a Senior Staff Hardware Engineer at NVIDIA, where responsibilities included design verification for mobile systems, and a Technical Leader position at Cisco, focusing on design and verification in the Smart Grid and Gigabit Switching Business Units. Earlier in the career, roles included verification engineering at Nexsi Systems and hardware design at 3Com Corporation. Samson holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Santa Clara University.