Astera Labs
Principal SerDes Bring-up Validation Engineer
$185K–$240K
San Jose, California, United States +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 5, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
California - Experience
- 8–12 years of hands-on experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Leads post-silicon SerDes bring-up, validation, and characterization, developing automated test methods and debugging high-speed silicon performance.
What you'll do
- Own bring-up and characterization plans, test objectives, pass/fail criteria, and schedules.
- Execute silicon testing and debug cross-domain issues; build automation and data-analysis pipelines.
- Collaborate with design, firmware, system, and manufacturing teams, documenting findings and recommendations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 8–12 years of hands-on experience in mixed-signal, high-speed lab environments performing characterization and validation.
- Post-silicon validation and bring-up experience with high-speed PHYs or retimers, including physical-layer knowledge.
- Strong Python and C/C++ programming ability, with understanding of NRZ and PAM4 architectures and high-speed building blocks.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience with IEEE 802.3 Ethernet standards and validation of Ethernet PHYs.
Pay
$185,000 to $240,000 USD base salary
Tools
Python, C/C++, NRZ, PAM4, I2C, I3C, SPI, UART
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