Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. 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, NVLink, 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. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.
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:
As member of Astera Labs Hardware Engineering team you will be responsible for building diagnostics and manufacturing software to allow design, test, and manufacture cutting edge high speed datacenter products. You will be working on project from conception to the final production stage at contract manufacturer.
The role requires strong and broad software background and good understanding of hardware design and manufacturing practices. At the same time we welcome candidates with deep experience in smaller areas and desire to learn. Depending on your experience you may be focusing on design/validation or automation/manufacturing.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, implement & test production-grade diagnostics for high-speed digital boards and ASICS to help with hardware validation.
- Design, implement & test manufacturing tests to validate mass production of digital boards used in data center networking product
- Bring-up newly manufactured boards.
- Isolate and perform root-cause analysis of reported failures
- Support new platform software and hardware features
- Coordinate with the hardware engineering team on bring-up schedules and feature delivery
- Participate proactively in design discussions, design review, and project management
- Work independently as well as in team roles, mentor younger team members
- Business travel to China will be required as needed
Basic Qualifications/Required Experience
- Bachelor’s in CS/CE or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of Experience in subset of diag, hardware bring-up, test or manufacturing automation
- Knowledge of modern software development
- Proficiency in Python
Preferred experience
- Experience working with datacenter-level complex electronic equipment bring-up/diagnostic/manufacturing
- Ability to read schematic/layout
- System debug experience
- Embedded programming and good knowledge of OS internals (Linux/Unix)
- Has knowledge of common inter connecting buses and interfaces such as PCIe, I2C, XAUI, 10G Ethernet drivers, FPGA, Switch chips, SSL offload, TCAM programming.
- Experience with DDR5
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent experience
- 2+ years of experience in diagnostics, hardware bring-up, test, or manufacturing automation
- Knowledge of modern software development
- Proficiency in Python
Astera Labs Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Health plans are described as competitive and employer-subsidized, covering medical, dental, and vision for employees and dependents. Company materials and listings consistently emphasize strong core healthcare coverage.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible time off is highlighted alongside paid company holidays, with guidance indicating generous PTO when coordinated with teams. Documented policies also point to robust time-off structures across locations.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Stock-based compensation is a meaningful part of total pay, with RSUs and an employee stock purchase plan noted as part of the package. Public-company status enhances perceived value and accessibility of equity components.
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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.
