System Validation Engineer - All Levels (AI Fabric Switches)

The role

System Validation Engineers will lead post-silicon bring-up and system validation for high-performance PCIe fabric switch products. They will design validation plans, automate test flows, and perform root-cause investigations across silicon, firmware, hardware, and systems.

What you will do

• Create validation plans for AI fabric switch products.
• Translate customer and system requirements into test objectives and coverage goals.
• Contribute to PCIe compliance testing strategies.
• Produce validation reports and specification-compliance assessments.
• Lead silicon and platform bring-up activities on x86 and ARM systems.
• Debug complex issues across PCIe, NVMe, Ethernet, firmware, hardware, and system layers.
• Design experiments to isolate unexpected behavior and drive root-cause resolution.
• Develop Python automation for IC and board testing.
• Build scalable validation infrastructure.
• Collaborate with customers to capture requirements and demonstrate product capabilities.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 2–12 years of experience supporting or developing complex SoC or silicon products for server, storage, networking, or AI infrastructure applications.
• Working understanding of x86 and ARM architectures and UEFI/Linux boot sequences.
• Solid understanding of high-speed signaling principles and hands-on experience with high-speed protocols such as PCIe, NVMe, or Ethernet.
• Proven experience with silicon and system bring-up, validation, and debug in laboratory and customer system environments.
• Strong Python automation skills for bench control, test orchestration, data analysis, and reporting.
• Experience with laboratory equipment including protocol analyzers, logic analyzers, in-circuit debuggers, and CPU-based tool suites.
• Strong prioritization, planning, communication, and independent execution skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• Working knowledge of C or C++ for embedded firmware, device drivers, or low-level system software.
• Familiarity with PCIe/ CXL compliance standards and experience adapting consortium tests for platform execution.
• Advanced understanding of memory architectures, high-speed signaling, system boot flows, and AI server or accelerator platforms.
• Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout tools such as Cadence Allegro or Altium.
• Track record of influencing cross-functional teams and navigating complex matrixed organizations.
• Entrepreneurial, open-minded, and action-oriented approach.

Benefits

• Discretionary bonus
• Incentives
• Benefits

About the company

Astera Labs provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. The company's Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates semiconductor-based technologies with the COSMOS software suite.