Astera Labs
Principal Verification Engineer
$185K–$230K
San Jose, California, United States +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
California - Experience
- 8+ years of SoC verification experience, particularly for server and networking applications.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering; Master’s preferred.
About the job
Leads full-lifecycle functional verification of advanced ASICs and SoCs for server and networking applications, from test planning through debugging and coverage closure.
What you'll do
- Lead ASIC verification planning, test development and execution, and coverage analysis.
- Collaborate with software, system validation, and RTL teams on emulation-based testing and issue resolution.
- Drive verification strategy using directed and constrained-random techniques, and close functional coverage gaps.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 8+ years of SoC verification experience, particularly for server and networking applications.
- Expertise in SystemVerilog/UVM and hands-on experience across the full verification lifecycle.
- Proficiency with industry-standard simulators, version control, and regression systems.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree.
- Experience with third-party Verification IP for PCIe, Ethernet, or InfiniBand; NoC architectures; switching and central buffer architectures; or emulation and hardware-software co-verification.
Pay
$185,000 to $230,000 USD base salary
Tools
SystemVerilog, UVM, C/C++, Python, PCIe, Ethernet, InfiniBand
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