Astera Labs Inc.
Senior/Staff Electronics Engineer - Board Validation
San Jose, California, United States · Staff+
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$22,696 more — $155,896 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $155,896 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Electronics Engineers, Except Computer" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions.
- Note: This role is not post-silicon electrical validation; it is electrical validation of PCBAs and related hardware products.
- Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.
Responsibilities
- Support the Hardware Electrical Design teams with de-risking circuits and modules from project kick-off to gerber out.
- Develop comprehensive hardware electrical validation plans using correct test methods and processes.
- Bring up the PCBAs upon arrival in the lab, and execute the electrical validation plans to validate all circuits on the board.
- Pre-empt and de-risk system validation architectures - collaborate with the System Validation teams.
- Support hardware activities in auxiliary teams - Post-Silicon Electrical Validation, Product Apps, System Validation, FAEs, etc.
- Support the new designs using knowledge of existing products to de-risk new features and requirements.
- Specify test equipment, develop test fixtures, help improve hardware lab functions.
- Expert understanding of design and test for power regulators, PDNs, Bode, clock generators
- Support hardware activities in auxiliary teams
Requirements
- Bachelor degree in EE with 3+ years of experience in hardware test or design
- Demonstrated knowledge of the full hardware product lifecycle from Project Kick-off to RTM
Nice to have
- Preferred Skills
Compensation
- The base salary range is $160,000 USD - $200,000 USD.
This listing is sourced directly from Astera Labs Inc.'s careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.