Astera Labs
Product Application Engineer PCIe/CXL (Asia)
$185K–$240K
San Jose, California, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
California - Experience
- The role description requests 8+ years supporting semiconductor product development and design-in; Basic Qualifications also state a minimum of 3 years designing in complex SoC/silicon products.
- Education
- Bachelor’s in EE required; Master’s preferred.
About the job
Supports China-region customers with PCIe/CXL semiconductor product development, debugging, and design-in, while coordinating with internal teams and creating product collateral.
What you'll do
- Provide technical guidance to customers and lead silicon/system bring-up, debugging, and design-in activities.
- Own customer issue resolution and coordinate with internal teams, FAEs, and sales.
- Generate product collateral and provide feedback to improve products and processes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in EE.
- At least 3 years’ experience designing in complex SoC/silicon products with a high-speed interface.
- Strong working knowledge of PCIe LTSSM at the physical layer, standards, and debugging; most recent experience with PCIe 5.0 at minimum.
- Full professional proficiency in written and spoken Mandarin.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree; experience with PCIe 6.0/CXL.
- Experience with BMC implementation, BIOS configuration, PCIe or Ethernet Switch or Retimer products, compliance testing, or data center systems.
Pay
USD $185,000 to $240,000 base salary
Tools
PCIe, CXL, PCIe 5.0, PCIe 6.0, C-language, Python, BMC, BIOS
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