Astera Labs
Product Applications Engineer (NCG 2026)
$140K–$150K
San Jose, California, United States +1 · Full-time · Posted Jun 16, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
California - Education
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field; Master's degree preferred.
- Visa sponsorship
- Authorized to work in the US.
About the job
Supports customers and OEM partners with firmware bring-up, validation, debugging, and issue resolution for Leo CXL Smart Memory Controllers, from early silicon through production ramp.
What you'll do
- Support customer bring-up, feature enablement, and issue triage on customer platforms.
- Develop, validate, and debug firmware and Python-based test, automation, and diagnostic tools for PCIe/CXL and DDR memory subsystems.
- Collaborate on firmware releases and produce technical documentation and customer collateral.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Proficiency in C for embedded firmware development in RTOS environments and Python for scripting, test automation, and diagnostics.
- Knowledge of firmware bring-up, debugging, and validation for memory or I/O subsystems on server platforms; familiarity with DDR controllers, PCIe controllers, and on-chip memory subsystems.
- Authorized to work in the US and available to start immediately.
Nice to have
- Master's degree.
- Working knowledge of CXL, PCIe endpoint firmware, DDR4/DDR5, protocol analyzers, or customer-facing applications work.
Pay
$140,000 - $150,000 USD base salary
Tools
C, Python, RTOS, Git, CI/CD, CXL, PCIe, DDR4/DDR5 DRAM
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