Principal Engineering Program Manager (EPM)

Astera Labs • San Jose, CA

57d

About The Position

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com . As the Principal Engineering Program Manager at Astera Labs you will lead all activities required for development, qualification, NPI and RTM (release to manufacturing) of Astera Labs’ ASIC products. This is a high-impact position that is directly responsible for successful execution of critical revenue goals.

Requirements

• Bachelors’ or Masters’ Degree in Electronics/Electrical/Computer Engineering
• 10 or more years of relevant ASIC product experience in an electronics product or semiconductor company
• Proficiency in ASIC development workflow including hands-on experience in one or more the following domains: Digital design/RTL, DSP or Physical Design
• Experience in solving technical problems in pre-silicon or post-silicon environment
• 5 or more years of experience as an ASIC Program Manager is a plus
• Experience building new ASIC products in advanced technology nodes (< 10 nm)
• Experience working on ASICs for PCI-E, memory or data communication products is a plus
• Technical appreciation of ASIC engineering flows (front end and backend development processes, product and test engineering, char and validation, hardware/firmware/software design)
• Program management and analytical skills, ability to organize information for internal and external consumption
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project, Atlassian Tools and JIRA Scrum Methodologies as well as using work breakdown structure to identify objectives and milestones is a plus
• Able to motivate and energize teams and lead by influence in a matrixed organization
• Able to take timely decisions with limited or incomplete information
• Strong communication skills and the ability to keep calm and make progress in high stress situations
• Ability to travel to Astera Labs’ sites as required

Responsibilities

• Be the point of contact within Astera for all matters relating to ASIC programs.
• Own the on-time, on-spec, on-budget and with high-quality delivery of ASIC products from concept through production (architecture, RTL design, verification, physical design, tapeout, validation, customer evaluation, qualification, RTM).
• Program planning, schedules, budgeting, risk assessment, resource planning and management, and tracking related program activities.
• Review, disposition and communicate changes in scope / schedule / expense.
• Conduct regular meetings to ensure cross-functional teams are clear on expectations, and problem-solving actions are in place to address issues in a timely manner.
• Maintain adequate technical depth and managerial skill to address program and product issues.
• Be the champion of your programs and maintain management and key stakeholder alignment.
• Collaborate with the team to ensure customer expectations are exceeded.
• Actively contribute to organizational development and process improvement initiatives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees