Astera Labs
Senior Director System Validation Engineer
$240K–$300K
San Jose, CA +1 · Director · Full-time · Posted Feb 20, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
California - Experience
- At least 15 years in complex SoC/silicon products; at least 5 years hands-on silicon/system bring-up, validation, and debug; at least 5 years building engineering teams. Preferred: at least 8 years leading validation teams and at least 10 years hands-on validation and debug.
- Education
- Bachelor’s in Electrical or Computer Engineering required; Master’s preferred.
About the job
Leads Astera Labs’ AI fabric system validation organization, validating silicon, firmware, and system solutions for performance, reliability, and production readiness.
What you'll do
- Build and lead the validation organization and teams across concurrent product programs.
- Own validation strategy and execution, including automation, silicon bring-up, debug, and qualification readiness.
- Work with cross-functional teams and customers to align validation with product requirements and deployments.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
- At least 15 years supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for server, storage, or networking applications.
- At least 5 years of hands-on silicon/system bring-up, validation, and debug, including in customer systems.
- At least 5 years building engineering teams and validation methodologies; expertise in SoC/AI accelerator architectures and validation methods.
Nice to have
- At least 8 years leading validation teams; at least 10 years of hands-on silicon/system bring-up, validation, and debug.
- Knowledge of PCIe, CXL, NVMe, or Ethernet; high-speed signaling; x86/ARM architecture; UEFI/Linux boot sequence.
Pay
$240,000 USD - $300,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
SoC, PCIe, CXL, NVMe, Ethernet, x86, ARM, UEFI/Linux
AI focus
Leads validation of AI fabric solutions for AI and ML workloads and accelerator deployments.
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