Astera Labs
Principal Product Technical Leader — AEC/SCM
$160K–$200K
San Jose, California, United States +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Aug 4, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
California
About the job
Leads technical integration, validation, and production readiness of Active Electrical Cables (AECs) and Smart Cable Modules (SCMs) for rack-scale AI infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Define integration plans, validation criteria, and product readiness from design through production release; lead electrical compliance and system validation.
- Drive cross-domain root-cause investigations, corrective actions, and manufacturing readiness, including DFM/DFA/DFT, production testing, and yield improvements.
- Provide technical direction for customer bring-up and qualification, and lead cross-functional reviews across engineering and operations teams.
What they ask for
- Deep expertise in at least one relevant discipline and working knowledge across adjacent domains.
- Experience spanning relevant areas such as high-speed silicon and retimers, firmware, circuitry, cable assemblies, signal integrity, validation, manufacturing, and customers.
Pay
$160,000 USD - $200,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
AECs, SCMs, CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, UALink™, COSMOS
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