Senior Validation Specialist

5 days ago


Santa Clara, California, United States Tbwa ChiatDay Inc Full time

About Astera Labs

Astera Labs is a leading innovator in purpose-built connectivity solutions, empowering the full potential of AI and cloud infrastructure.

Our Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates PCIe, CXL, and Ethernet semiconductor-based solutions with the COSMOS software suite, delivering a scalable and customizable architecture.

We foster trusted relationships with hyperscalers and the data center ecosystem, driving innovation and product development that's flexible and interoperable.

Discover how we're transforming modern data-driven applications.

Job Description: Senior Lab Validation Specialist

You will take a hands-on role to identify root causes of customer quality concerns and develop corrective actions.

Your responsibilities:

  • Characterize and isolate issues at the system level and PHY electrical level.
  • Modify device firmware to test theories and potential fixes or production screens.
  • Experiment and validate potential screens at the ATE lab.
  • Participate in New Product Development to ensure readiness for customer returns before products are launched.
  • Drive physical failure analysis to isolate and image defects.

Requirements

To be successful, you'll need:

  • A Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering; a Master's degree is preferred.
  • Minimum 10 years' experience in high-speed lab work with equipment like protocol analyzers, BERT, real-time scopes, sampling scopes, and VNA.
  • Proficiency in C programming language.

Preferred Experience

The ideal candidate has some of the following experiences:

  • Python programming.
  • Hands-on experience with data center-quality servers.
  • Knowledge of DDR controllers, DIMMs, and/or DRAM.
  • Experience with chip-level security and RAS features.
  • Experience with CXL.
  • Physical Failure Analysis.
  • Signal and Power Integrity.
  • High-speed communication protocols: PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, CXL, PAM4.

Salary Information

This position offers an estimated salary of $160,000 - $200,000 per year based on location and industry standards.

About Working at Astera Labs

We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, actively encouraging candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

This position requires an in-person presence in Santa Clara, offering a unique opportunity to impact our global operations directly.



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