Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions grounded in open standards. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.
Job Description:
We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Lead Product Engineer to lead and develop next generation high-speed, high performance and low power semiconductor products in advanced process node. The ideal candidate possesses breadth of industry experience in high-speed product development in the field of product and/or test engineering, can apply fundamentals in circuit, ATE, and test program to aid problem solving, and is a self-driven, result focused go-getter in the pursuit of goals and objectives.
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in the field of post silicon product development dealing with high-speed XCVR (product, test or validation).
- Experience in working with PCIe Gen3 and above.
- Have gone through at least one cycle of full product development life cycle.
- Strong academic/technical background in electrical or computer engineering; Bachelor’s is required; MS preferred.
- Strong problem-solving skills that involve system level analysis with test hardware, test program and DUT.
- Digital and analog circuit level understanding for DUT.
- Excellent team player with great communication skills.
- Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize a dynamic list of multiple tasks.
Required Experience:
- Hands on experience with using the Advantest 93k ATE platform with specific skills updating ATE test programs for wafer sort and final test solutions.
- Hands-on knowledge of NRZ/PAM4 SerDes protocols like PCIe (Gen3 and above), Ethernet (25G and above), etc. and/or memory interfaces such as (LP)DDR5/4.
- Detailed mindset monitoring device ATE test yields, ATE test time, device quality and rolling out new ATE test programs using consistent BKMs.
- Strong data analysis skills using tools such as JMP or Spotfire calculating limits and drawing conclusions.
- Energetic work mindset meeting the demands of shipping quality parts to Astera Labs’ customers through the manufacturing stage of development.
Preferred Experience:
- Working with silicon validation teams to ensure device performance meets production requirements.
- Firmware development in C/C++, scripting in Python, or other equivalent programming experience.
- Hands on experience in product/package qualification.
We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.
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What We Do
Astera Labs Inc., a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, is a leader in purpose-built connectivity solutions for data-centric systems throughout the data center.
Partnering with leading processor vendors, cloud service providers, seasoned investors, and world-class manufacturing companies, Astera Labs is helping customers remove performance bottlenecks in data-intensive systems that are limiting the true potential of applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning.
The company’s product portfolio includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, boards, and services to enable robust CXL, PCIe, and Ethernet connectivity.
