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Tech Lead, Digital Design Engineer

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 Tech Lead Engineer to drive front-end digital design for high-performance switch ASICs that enable rack-scale AI infrastructure. In CCE2, you will translate microarchitecture into robust RTL and lead block-level execution across synthesis, timing, verification, DFT, and physical implementation. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
  • 5–8 years of experience developing or supporting complex SoC or silicon products for switch ASIC, networking, server, or storage applications
  • Hands-on experience with high-speed protocols, including UALink, UCI, PCIe Gen 6/7, ESUN, and Ethernet
  • Proven front-end digital design experience spanning architecture, RTL, simulation, synthesis, timing closure, gate-level simulation, and DFT
  • Experience owning blocks from architecture through GDS and working with Synopsys and/or Cadence design tools and flows
  • Authorized to work in the United States
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 Tech Lead Engineer to drive front-end digital design for high-performance switch ASICs that enable rack-scale AI infrastructure. In CCE2, you will translate microarchitecture into robust RTL and lead block-level execution across synthesis, timing, verification, DFT, and physical implementation.

This is an opportunity to own critical connectivity technology from architecture through GDS while...

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