Astera Labs
Product Quality Engineer Intern
San Jose, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
California - Education
- Current enrollment in a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD program in a specified or related technical field.
About the job
Supports semiconductor product quality and reliability through qualification, lab testing, failure analysis, customer-return investigations, and process improvements.
What you'll do
- Assist with reliability qualification, lab measurements, testing, and analysis of product performance and failure mechanisms.
- Support customer-return investigations by reviewing returned units and related customer, test, and production data; help identify root causes and corrective actions.
- Prepare traceable quality records, reports, documentation, and a final presentation; contribute to quality-process improvements.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s, or PhD program in electrical engineering, computer engineering, materials science, computer science, or a related technical field.
- Strong technical fundamentals demonstrated through coursework, laboratory work, research, or projects.
- Familiarity with at least one programming or scripting language, such as Python, C/C++, or MATLAB.
- Ability to work on-site in San Jose and collaborate effectively in a team.
Nice to have
- Coursework, research, or projects involving semiconductor testing, reliability or qualification, ATE, failure analysis, PCIe, Ethernet, CXL, signal integrity, firmware qualification, computer architecture, data analysis, or hardware/software integration.
Pay
$35/hour to $55/hour (hourly rate); $500-per-week (housing/relocation stipend)
Tools
Python, C/C++, MATLAB, Jira, ATE, oscilloscopes, VNA, BERT/BER
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