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.
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.
What you'll do
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
Nice to have
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.