Astera Labs · 4 days ago
Principal Product Applications Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
12+ years expAstera Labs is a company that provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. As a Principal Product Applications Engineer, you will support the design-in of connectivity products, provide technical guidance to customers, and drive innovation by collaborating with internal teams to improve products and processes.
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Responsibilities
Support design-in of Astera Labs’ portfolio of connectivity products by leading cloud service providers and server and network OEMs
Provide technical guidance to customers to overcome design challenges
Generate collateral for existing and new products
Drive innovation by providing insightful feedback to other internal teams to continuously improve products and processes
Investigate and duplicate issues reported by customers, and drive critical issues to resolution
Support key customers directly, and dive deep in the lab to address challenges associated with leading edge semiconductor products
Qualification
Required
Strong academic and technical background in electrical, electronics, or computer engineering or a closely related field
A minimum of 12 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!
Silicon/system bring-up and debug experience in customer systems
Strong knowledge of embedded FW development and in-system debug
Firmware development with C-language, scripting with Python or other equivalent programming languages
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
Broad knowledge of NRZ/PAM4 SerDes-based protocols such as PCIe or Ethernet (25G and above)
Understanding of Data Center systems such as servers, compute nodes, JBOGs/JBODs, and networking switches/routers/interconnects, etc
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
Broad knowledge of signal processing and ECC coding for communications
Device driver development
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
A strong background in high-speed board design and techniques for preserving signal integrity
Company
Astera Labs
Astera Labs is a semiconductor company that provides connectivity solutions for intelligent systems.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$206.35MKey Investors
Fidelity
2024-03-20IPO
2022-11-17Series D· $150M
2021-09-27Series C· $50M
Leadership Team
Jitendra Mohan
CEO
Casey Morrison
Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder
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