Principal Architect

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. 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. Role Overview We are seeking an experienced Principal Architect to lead the architecture of high-performance connectivity solutions, with a strong focus on PCIe, high-speed networking, and Ethernet-based systems.This role will define next-generation architectures for AI infrastructure, working at the intersection of silicon, system, and protocol design. You will play a key role in shaping innovative solutions that enable hyperscale customers to build scalable, high-bandwidth, and low-latency systems. This is a unique opportunity to join a new and growing Israel site, influence technical direction, and take ownership of critical architectural decisions impacting industry-leading products. Key Responsibilities  Define and drive system and chip-level architecture for high-speed connectivity products Lead architecture for PCIe-based interconnects, networking protocols, and Ethernet subsystems Analyze system requirements and translate them into scalable and efficient hardware architectures Drive tradeoff analysis across performance, power, latency, area, and cost Collaborate with cross-functional teams including RTL, Physical Design, Firmware, Validation, and Product Engineering Define and review micro-architecture specifications and ensure alignment across teams Contribute to standard-based and custom protocols for next-generation AI infrastructure Support performance modeling, simulation, and ...