Astera Labs
Field Applications Engineer Intern
San Jose, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
California - Education
- Current enrollment in a bachelor’s or master’s program in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.
About the job
Supports customers and partners in integrating Astera Labs hardware and software products through design-in assistance, system debugging, testing, and technical communication.
What you'll do
- Support customer design-ins with demonstrations, presentations, Q&A, documentation, and design reviews.
- Help reproduce and investigate implementation issues with internal engineering teams; document debugging, test results, and resolution plans.
- Assist with lab testing, regressions, interoperability testing, data analysis, and a final project presentation.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s or master’s program in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related technical field.
- Strong technical fundamentals demonstrated through coursework, lab work, research, internships, projects, or similar experience.
- Ability to build, test, debug, analyze, and explain technical work.
- Clear written and verbal communication and ability to collaborate across teams.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with programming or scripting, especially Python; C/C++ or MATLAB experience is useful.
- Interest in hardware/software systems, computer architecture, embedded systems, networking, high-performance computing, AI infrastructure, PCIe, or Ethernet.
Pay
$35/hour to $55/hour (hourly rate); $500-per-week (housing/relocation stipend)
Tools
Python, C/C++, MATLAB, Jira, PCIe, Ethernet
AI focus
Interest in AI infrastructure is mentioned; no specific AI development work is described.
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