Astera Labs
System Validation Engineer Intern
San Jose, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 7, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
California - Education
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. program in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related field.
About the job
Validates integrated hardware, firmware, and applications for data-center connectivity products through testing, automation, troubleshooting, and reporting.
What you'll do
- Define and execute system-level validation tests, including functional, performance, reliability, interoperability, regression, and end-to-end scenarios.
- Automate validation, investigate failures across hardware and software, and document results, risks, and recommendations.
- Maintain lab environments, track bugs, collaborate across engineering teams, and deliver a mentored internship project.
What they ask for
- Currently enrolled in a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. program in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, or a related field.
- Coursework, research, or project experience in systems, embedded software, digital hardware, computer architecture, networking, test engineering, or hardware/software integration.
- Programming or scripting experience with Python, C, C++, Bash/Shell, or comparable languages.
- Familiarity with Linux development environments, Git, command-line tools, issue tracking, data analysis, and technical documentation.
Nice to have
- Experience with system bring-up, hardware or firmware validation, lab testing, test automation, or device-under-test debugging.
- Familiarity with PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, I2C, I3C, or other industry protocols.
Pay
$35/hour to $55/hour (hourly pay); $500-per-week (housing/relocation stipend)
Tools
Python, C, C++, Bash/Shell, Linux, Git, PCIe, CXL
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