Principal Product Applications Engineer

2 weeks ago

Santa Clara, California, United States Astera Labs Full time
Astera Labs Principal Product Applications Engineer

Astera Labs is a global leader in purpose-built connectivity solutions that unlock the full potential of AI and cloud infrastructure.

Our Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates PCIe, CXL, and Ethernet semiconductor-based solutions and the COSMOS software suite of system management and optimization tools to deliver a software-defined architecture that is both scalable and customizable.

Inspired by trusted relationships with hyperscalers and the data center ecosystem, we are an innovation leader delivering products that are flexible and interoperable.

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Key Responsibilities

  • Design-in and support Astera Labs' Taurus (Ethernet) & Aries (PCIe/CXL) Smart Cable Modules in the world's leading cloud service providers, server and network OEMs.
  • Provide technical guidance to customers to overcome design challenges, generate collateral for existing and new products, and drive innovation by providing insightful feedback to other internal teams to continuously improve products and processes.
  • Support key customers directly, and also dive deep in the lab to address the challenges associated with leading edge semiconductor products.

Requirements

  • Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering or computer engineering. At minimum, a Bachelor's in EE/CE is required, Master's is preferred.
  • Minimum of 8 years' experience working with Cloud service providers, server, or network OEM customers to design in complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications.
  • Entrepreneurial, open-mind behavior and can-do attitude. Think and act with the customer in mind

Preferred Qualifications

  • AOC/AEC or Switch/NIC PHY layer expertise. Experience with retimers is a plus.
  • Familiarity with pluggable module hardware specifications (QSFP-DD, OSFP) and/or CMIS.
  • Hands-on knowledge of NRZ/PAM4 SerDes-based protocols like 100/400/800G Ethernet (25G and above), PCIe 5.0+, InfiniBand, Fiber Channel, etc.
  • System bring-up and debug experience in customer systems.
  • Intermediate level of proficiency in Python for automating system validation/debug and link optimization.

What We Offer

The base salary range is $160,000 - $240,000. 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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