# Principal Design Engineer at Astera Labs

- Company: Astera Labs
- What the company does: Astera Labs: Purpose-Built Connectivity for Rack-Scale AI.
- Company website: https://www.asteralabs.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Jose, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-11-06
- Apply by: 2026-12-21
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/asteralabs/jobs/4751878005?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/astera-labs-principal-design-engineer/

## About the role

The base salary range is $185,000.00 USD – $240,000.00 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering. A Bachelor’s degree in EE is required, and a Master’s degree is preferred
- 8 years’ experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Switch ASIC, Networking applications and/or Server, Storage
- Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize a dynamic list of multiple tasks, plan and prepare for customer meetings in advance, and work with minimal guidance and supervision
- Entrepreneurial, open-mind behavior and can-do attitude. Think and act fast with the customer in mind!
- Authorized to work in the US and start immediately
- Hands-on, thorough knowledge of high-speed protocols like PCIe, Ualink, Esun, Ethernet, etc

Tags: ASIC Engineering

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/astera-labs-principal-design-engineer/