Principal Product Applications Engineer
Astera Labs
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Description
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.
As an Astera Labs Product Applications Engineer, you will be part of a team that supports design-in of Astera Labs’ portfolio of connectivity products by the world’s leading cloud service providers and server and network OEMs. In this role, you will need to 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. You will investigate and duplicate issues reported by customers, and drive critical issues to resolution. There are opportunities to support key customers directly, and also to dive deep in the lab to address the challenges associated with leading edge semiconductor products.
Basic Qualifications
· Strong academic and technical background in electrical, electronics, or computer engineering or a closely related field. At a minimum, an engineering bachelor’s degree is required. A master’s degree is preferred.
· A minimum of 10 years’ experience working with cloud service providers or server or network OEM customers to design in complex SoC/silicon products for server, storage, and/or networking applications.
· Entrepreneurial spirit, open-minded approach, and can-do attitude. Think and act with the customer in mind!
Required Experience
· System HW design and bring-up and debug experience.
· Strong knowledge of NRZ/PAM4 SerDes-based protocols like PCIe, Ethernet (25G and above), etc. and/or memory interfaces such as (LP)DDR5/4/3.
· Firsthand experience with lab equipment including traffic generators, analyzers, and high-speed oscilloscopes.
· A strong background in high-speed board design and techniques for preserving signal integrity.
· Technical writing skills and the ability to generate clear, precise documentation including datasheets, application notes, and similar guides for both internal audiences and customers.
Preferred Experience
· Firmware development and in-system debug with C-language, scripting with Python or other equivalent programming languages.
· Development/support for PCIe or Ethernet switch products
· Working with silicon characterization/validation teams to ensure desired device performance is readily achievable in customer systems.
· Knowledge of simulation/modeling, schematic capture, and PCB layout tools from Cadence, Altium and others.
· Knowledge of simulation tools such as Keysight ADS, SiSoft QCD, and others, for IBIS-AMI analysis.
· Understanding of Data Center systems such as servers, compute nodes, JBOGs/JBODs, and networking switches/routers/interconnects, etc.
· Solid customer enablement experience
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.
About this role
Astera Labs is seeking a Principal Product Applications Engineer to support the design-in of its connectivity solutions—which integrate CXL, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe, and UALink technologies—with major cloud service providers and OEMs. You will be the technical bridge between customers and the product team, providing guidance on design challenges, creating technical collateral, and feeding customer insights back to drive product improvements. The role combines customer-facing support with hands-on lab work to investigate issues, validate solutions, and help customers deploy Astera's semiconductor connectivity products in their infrastructure.
This position requires at least 10 years of experience designing complex silicon products into server, storage, and networking systems, backed by a bachelor's degree in electrical, electronics, or computer engineering (master's preferred). You need strong expertise in high-speed protocols like PCIe and Ethernet, memory interfaces, board design and signal integrity, and proficiency with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and traffic analyzers. Technical writing ability is essential, as you'll produce datasheets and application notes for both internal teams and customers.
The ideal candidate will also have firmware development skills, experience with PCIe or Ethernet switch products, familiarity with simulation and design tools from Cadence or Altium, and knowledge of data center system architecture. This is a full-time, in-office role based in Shanghai.
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