Astera Labs
System Validation Engineer Intern (Vancouver)
San Jose, CA +1 · Internship · Posted Sep 17, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, CA
Canada - Education
- Enrollment in a bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. program in a relevant field is required.
About the job
Validates hardware, firmware, software, and applications as an integrated system, including test automation, issue investigation, and a scoped validation project.
What you'll do
- Define and execute repeatable system-level test workflows across functional, performance, reliability, interoperability, and regression scenarios.
- Automate validation, investigate and track issues using logs and telemetry, and report findings and coverage trends.
- Own a scoped validation project, collaborate with engineering teams, and present results and recommendations.
What they ask for
- 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, or I3C.
Tools
Python, C, C++, Bash/Shell, Linux, Git, PCIe, CXL
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