Senior System Validation Engineer

4 weeks ago


Santa Clara, United States Astera Labs Full time

Astera Labs is a global leader in purpose-built connectivity solutions that unlock the full potential of cloud and AI infrastructure. Our Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates PCIe, CXL and Ethernet semiconductor-based solutions based on a software-defined architecture that is both scalable and customizable. Inspired by trusted partnerships with hyperscalers and the data center ecosystem, we are an innovation leader of products that are flexible, interoperable, and reliable. We are headquartered in the heart of California's Silicon Valley, with R&D centers and offices in Taiwan, China, Vancouver and Toronto, Canada, and Haifa, Israel.

The mission of this role is to develop and perform system validation tests using leading-edge Data Center equipment and scalable automation platforms. The validation team holds customers' system requirements in the highest regard and is solely responsible for certifying a product's conformance to this high bar.

Understand the performance and functionality requirements our ICs must deliver to enable customers developing Data Center systems using Astera Labs' game-changing portfolio of connectivity products for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning applications.

In this role you will formulate a comprehensive validation plan, automate the testing of ICs and board products in a data-centric manner, design experiments to root-cause unexpected behavior, report results and specification compliance in an automated fashion, and work with key customers directly to understand their care-abouts and highlight the unique capabilities and performance of Astera Labs' solutions.

Basic qualifications

  • Strong academic and technical background in electrical or computer At minimum, a Bachelor's is required, and a Master's is preferred.
  • ≥3 years experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications.
  • Basic understanding of x86/ARM architecture, UEFI/Linux boot sequence
  • Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize a dynamic list of multiple tasks, to plan and prepare for customer/internal meetings in advance, and to work with minimal guidance and supervision.
  • Entrepreneurial, open-mind behavior and can-do attitude. Think and act with the customer in mind
Required experience
  • Hands-on, thorough knowledge of high-speed protocols like CXL, PCIe, NVMe, or Ethernet.
  • Silicon/System bring-up, validation, and debug experience, including in customer systems.
  • A strong background in developing bench automation techniques, especially using Python, with emphasis on execution efficiency, repeatability, data analysis and reporting.
  • Experience with lab equipment including protocol analyzers, in-circuit debuggers, and CPU-based tool suites.
Preferred experience
  • Working knowledge of C or C++ for embedded FW and device drivers.
  • Familiarity with CXL compliance standards and ability to follow and be involved in compliance consortiums to adapt the tests to be run from X86/ARM based platforms
  • Knowledge of schematic capture and PCB layout tools from Cadence Allegro, Altium, etc.
  • Knowledge of simulation tools such as Keysight ADS, Mathworks QCD, etc. for IBIS-AMI analysis.

The base salary range is $120,000.00 USD - $190,000.00 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

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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