Product Quality Engineer (NCG)

Astera Labs•San Jose, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Astera Labs is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our Product Quality Engineering team in San Jose, CA. This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career engineer to dive into the heart of AI infrastructure connectivity, working hands-on with cutting-edge semiconductor devices that power the world's most advanced data centers. In this role, you will be instrumental in driving root-cause analysis of failures across circuit, package, firmware, and protocol layers — directly impacting the reliability and quality of our PCIe and Ethernet connectivity solutions. You'll work with state-of-the-art lab instrumentation, build infrastructure to accelerate failure analysis, and collaborate across engineering disciplines to ensure Astera Labs continues to deliver best-in-class silicon to hyperscale customers. If you're passionate about high-speed SERDES, signal integrity, and solving complex hardware problems at the intersection of AI and connectivity, this is the role for you.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
Understanding of high-speed serial interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, SERDES)
Familiarity with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, BERT, TDR, or spectrum analyzers
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent documentation and communication skills

Nice To Haves

Internship or project experience in semiconductor quality, product engineering, or hardware validation
Exposure to signal integrity concepts and high-speed measurement techniques
Experience with database tools or scripting languages (Python, SQL) for data analysis and infrastructure development
Familiarity with failure analysis methodologies in a semiconductor environment
Knowledge of PCIe or Ethernet protocol specifications

Responsibilities

Enable and develop infrastructure such as databases to optimize and reduce time to root-cause failures in circuit, package, firmware, or protocol-level iterations
Participate in the new product development process to enable improvements and capabilities for failure analysis
Document product quality engineering processes and methodologies to ensure repeatability and scalability
Perform measurements on high-speed SERDES, PCIe, and Ethernet devices to characterize and debug quality issues
Set up and use advanced lab instrumentation including BERT, high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, VNAs, TDR, and spectrum analyzers to support debug and root-cause activities
Collaborate with design, validation, hardware, and system engineering teams to resolve quality issues and drive continuous improvement
Support cross-functional efforts to improve product reliability and manufacturing quality