Principal Product Engineer

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Principal Product Engineer to lead and develop next generation high-speed, high performance and low power semiconductor products in advanced process node. The ideal candidate possesses breadth of industry experience in high-speed product development in the field of product and/or test engineering, can apply fundamentals in circuit, ATE, and test program to aid problem solving, and is a self-driven, result focused go-getter in the pursuit of goals and objectives.

Basic Qualifications:

Minimum of 8 years of experience in the field of post silicon product development dealing with high-speed I/O (product test or validation)

Have gone through at least one cycle of full product development life cycle

Strong academic/technical background in electrical or computer engineering; Bachelor’s is required; MS preferred

Strong problem-solving skills that involve system level analysis with test hardware, test program and DUT.

Digital and analog circuit level understanding for DUT

Excellent team player with great communication skills

Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize a dynamic list of multiple tasks

Required Experience:

Hands on experience with using the Advantest 93k ATE platform with specific skills updating ATE test programs for wafer sort and final test solutions or similar ATE platform

Detailed mindset monitoring device ATE test yields, ATE test time, device quality and rolling out new ATE test programs using consistent BKMs

Strong data analysis skills using tools such as JMP or Spotfire calculating limits and drawing conclusions

Energetic work mindset meeting the demands of shipping quality parts to Astera Labs’ customers through the manufacturing stage of development

Hands on experience in product/package qualification

Preferred Experience:

Hands-on knowledge of NRZ/PAM4 SerDes protocols like PCIe (Gen3 and above), Ethernet (25G and above), etc. and/or memory interfaces such as (LP)DDR5/4

Working with silicon validation teams to ensure device performance meets production requirements

Firmware development in C/C++, scripting in Python, or other equivalent programming experience

The base salary range is USD 185,00 - USD 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.