Astera Labs
ATE Engineer Intern
San Jose, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
California - Experience
- No years specified; internship experience is listed as preferred for both roles.
- Education
- Enrollment in a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. program in a relevant field.
About the job
Two internship roles are described: an ATE Engineer Intern develops and validates semiconductor test solutions, while an Engineering Ops Technology Intern builds tools and workflows to improve engineering operations.
What you'll do
- ATE role: support test-plan and test-program development, hardware bring-up, characterization, and analysis of yield, coverage, failures, and test stability.
- Engineering Ops role: map workflows and build prototypes, scripts, dashboards, or lightweight applications to automate work and improve engineering data use.
- Both roles deliver reusable project outcomes and present results to engineering stakeholders.
What they ask for
- Enrollment in a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. program in a relevant field (specific fields vary by role).
- Relevant coursework, research, or project experience in the technical areas described for the chosen role.
- ATE role: programming or scripting experience in Python, C, C++, or a comparable language; Ops role: experience with Python, SQL, spreadsheets, scripting, APIs, or another data-analysis and workflow-automation tool.
- Ability to troubleshoot or organize ambiguous problems, explain results clearly, and collaborate across functions.
Nice to have
- ATE role: exposure to automated test equipment, semiconductor test, PCIe, SerDes, high-speed links, or lab instruments.
- Engineering Ops role: experience with dashboards, workflow automation, data cleaning, Power BI, Excel automation, low-code tools, cloud services, or AI-assisted productivity tools.
Pay
$35/hour to $55/hour (hourly rate; base salary not stated); $500-per-week (housing/relocation stipend)
Tools
Python, C, C++, Linux, Git, PCIe, SQL, Power BI
AI focus
The Engineering Ops Technology Intern may use AI-assisted productivity tools; no other AI work is stated.
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