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Principal NPI Planner

Astera Labs · San Jose, California, United States · On-site

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About Astera Labs

Astera Labs: Purpose-Built Connectivity for Rack-Scale AI.

About the role

Astera Labs is seeking a Principal NPI Planner to lead supply chain planning and execution for ASIC new product introductions, from early engineering builds through ramp readiness. This role owns cross-functional schedule alignment, material readiness, supply-demand coordination, and launch execution, ensuring new products move from development into manufacturing on time and with minimal supply risk.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related field
  • 8 + years of experience in NPI planning, supply chain planning, production planning, or manufacturing operations
  • Experience supporting semiconductor, fabless, OSAT, EMS, or other high-tech manufacturing environments
  • Strong working knowledge of supply-demand planning, material planning, inventory management, and supplier or factory coordination
  • Experience building and managing detailed schedules across multiple cross-functional stakeholders
  • Advanced Excel skills and hands-on experience working in ERP or MRP systems, with strong analytical and communication skills to influence internal teams and external partners
More about this role

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 is seeking a Principal NPI Planner to lead supply chain planning and execution for ASIC new product introductions, from early engineering builds through ramp readiness. This role owns cross-functional schedule alignment, material readiness, supply-demand coordination, and launch execution, ensuring new products move from development into manufacturing on time and with minimal supply risk.

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