Astera Labs
Applications Engineering Manager - Ethernet
$158K–$230K
San Jose, California, United States +1 · Manager · Full-time · Posted May 20, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
California - Experience
- 8+ years in applications engineering, technical support, or system engineering roles.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Manages a team supporting customer evaluation, debugging, validation, and deployment of Taurus Ethernet connectivity products for AI and data center systems.
What you'll do
- Lead customer technical engagement, including product training, demonstrations, and adoption support.
- Oversee root-cause analysis, lab bring-up, testing, and resolution of Ethernet physical-layer and link issues.
- Create technical documentation and coordinate customer feedback with product, engineering, and sales teams.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in applications engineering, technical support, or system engineering roles.
- Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, and BER test tools.
- Experience debugging high-speed serial interfaces and signal integrity challenges; excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with optical modules, active cables, or similar high-speed connectivity components; familiarity with AI/ML system architectures, GPU clusters, or data center networking.
- Signal integrity analysis and simulation; Python or TCL scripting; hyperscale or enterprise data center customer experience; knowledge of Ethernet consortium specifications and industry standards.
Pay
$158,400 to $230,000 USD base salary
Tools
Taurus Ethernet Signal Conditioners, Smart Cable Modules, Ethernet, oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, BER test tools, Python, TCL
AI focus
Supports Ethernet connectivity products used in AI infrastructure, including GPU clusters and data center systems.
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