Astera Labs · 6 hours ago
Principal Field Applications Engineer
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
5+ years expAstera Labs is a provider of rack-scale AI infrastructure through connectivity solutions. They are seeking a Principal Field Applications Engineer to act as a trusted technical advisor to leading cloud service providers and server hardware designers, focusing on designing solutions using Astera Labs' connectivity products.
AutomotiveElectronicsIntelligent SystemsSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Identify and understand customer requirements
Propose Astera Labs solutions
Provide hands-on design-in support
Drive innovation
Partner with customers and engineering teams
Provide feedback to drive the product roadmap
Qualification
Required
BS in electrical engineering. Master's degree in engineering is preferred
Minimum of 5 years' experience working with Cloud service providers and server OEM customers to design in complex SoC/silicon products for Server & Storage
Customer-oriented, Goal-driven, Self-motivated, be able to work independently and be able to travel frequently to customer sites
Entrepreneurial, open-mind behavior and can-do attitude. Think and act with the customer in mind!
Hands-on, thorough knowledge of high-speed & low speed protocols like PCIe, Ethernet, CXL, DDR, NVME, I2C, SPI, UART etc
Strong working knowledge of PCIe LTSSM at a physical layer level, associated standards, and debug. Most recent experience with PCIe 4.0 at a minimum, some experience with 5.0/CXL preferred
Silicon/System bring-up and debug experience in customer systems
Firsthand experience with lab equipment such as protocol analyzers/exercisers, high-speed oscilloscopes, or BERTs
A strong background in high-speed board design techniques, and understanding of Data Center systems like Server and PCIe Add in Cards
Preferred
Firmware development with C-language, scripting with Python or other equivalent programming languages
Development/support for PCIe, CXL, DDR4/ DDR5 in Data Center Systems
Knowledge of simulation/modeling, schematic capture, and PCB layout tools from Cadence, Altium and others etc
Understanding and Capturing performance metrics like Latency, Bandwidth, Power for CPU, Memory, PCIe, DDR
Knowledge of simulation tools such as Keysight ADS, Mathworks QCD, etc. for IBIS-AMI analysis
Company
Astera Labs
Astera Labs is a semiconductor company that provides connectivity solutions for intelligent systems.
201-500 employees
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2023 (17)
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2021 (14)
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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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