Astera Labs
Lab Strategy Engineer Intern
San Jose, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 9, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
California - Experience
- New graduates or candidates with up to one year of experience may be considered.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
About the job
Supports planning, analysis, and coordination of lab power, cooling, space, and infrastructure for silicon bring-up, validation, and hardware-engineering labs.
What you'll do
- Analyze electrical power, cooling capacity, and bench and rack utilization across labs; prepare analyses, dashboards, and executive summaries.
- Coordinate lab build-outs, equipment procurement, and facility-expansion activities with engineering, facilities, finance, and procurement teams.
- Own an internship project related to lab infrastructure, document findings, and present recommendations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- Proficiency in basic C programming for sensor interfacing and automation.
- Strong knowledge of electrical power distribution and electrical calculations.
- Working understanding of air-conditioning principles and liquid cooling in laboratory or data-center environments.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with Oracle Fusion Cloud or other enterprise resource planning systems.
- Agentic AI programming skills or interest in applying AI to infrastructure monitoring, analysis, or automation.
Pay
USD $35/hour to $55/hour (hourly rate); USD $500-per-week (housing/relocation stipend)
Tools
C, Excel, Oracle Fusion Cloud, HVAC, CRAC, chilled-water loops, cooling distribution units (CDUs), building-management systems
AI focus
Potentially apply AI to infrastructure monitoring, analysis, or automation; agentic AI programming skills or interest are preferred.
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