# Principal/ Sr.Principal Digital 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
- Pay: $185K to $230K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-14
- Apply by: 2026-10-29
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/asteralabs/jobs/4733773005
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/astera-labs-principal-sr-principal-digital-design-engineer/

## About the role

Join Astera Labs as a Principal Digital Design Engineer to architect and implement next-generation digital designs for high-performance AI connectivity solutions. You'll own complex blocks from micro-architecture through silicon bring-up, driving RTL implementation and collaborating with verification, physical design, and DFT teams to deliver production-quality silicon supporting PCIe Gen 6/7, CXL, UALink, UCI, Ethernet, and DDR4/DDR5 protocols.

## What they're looking for

- Design Ownership & Execution
- Lead efforts to achieve timing closure and implement Design-for-Test (DFT) features for optimal design performance
- Drive designs to production, ensuring accountability for quality, schedule, and overall design success
- Verification & Integration
- Collaborate with verification teams to develop test plans, achieve coverage closure, and debug complex issues
- Own third-party IP integration and block-level verification through sign-off

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