Senior Principal System Validation Engineer
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.Job Description 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. 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. 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 Engineering. At a minimum, a Bachelor’s is required, and a Master’s is preferred. ≥12 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. Experience with 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 ...