Astera Labs · 16 hours ago
Principal Emulation Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$209K/yr - $230K/yr
8+ years expAstera Labs is a leading provider of rack-scale AI infrastructure through innovative connectivity solutions. They are seeking a Principal Emulation Engineer with expertise in verifying protocols on complex ASICs and a strong background in communication protocols to create environments for verification teams and debug issues.
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Responsibilities
Verifying protocols on complex ASICs
Creating environments to enable verification teams to stress test ASICs
Debugging design, environment, transactor, and code issues
Qualification
Required
Strong academic and technical background in computer/electrical engineering. At a minimum, a Bachelor's in EE or Computer Science is required, and a Master's is preferred
≥8 years' experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage or Networking applications
Experience working with logic designers to architect, specify, and verify hardware-software interfaces on complex SoCs
Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize a dynamic list of multiple tasks and to work with minimal guidance and supervision
Entrepreneurial, open-mind behavior and can-do attitude. Think and act fast with the customer in mind!
Authorized to work in the US and start immediately
Working knowledge of PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SPI, I2C/I3C or similar protocols
High level of proficiency in System Verilog and verification environments
Experience understanding software and hardware co-simulation limitations and debug methods
Experience in programming and scripting languages (like perl/python/C)
Currently based locally or open to relocation
Preferred
Experience in emulation and prototyping technologies like Palladium/Zebu/Veloce or HAPS and FPGA prototyping
Experience in modeling for emulation and prototyping, and/or non-UVM environments
Company
Astera Labs
Astera Labs is a semiconductor company that provides connectivity solutions for intelligent systems.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$206.35MKey Investors
Fidelity
2024-03-20IPO
2022-11-17Series D· $150M
2021-09-27Series C· $50M
Leadership Team
Jitendra Mohan
CEO
Casey Morrison
Chief Product Officer, Co-Founder
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