Product Quality Engineer (NCG)

The role

You will drive root-cause analysis of failures across circuit, package, firmware, and protocol layers. You will work with lab instrumentation to characterize and debug high-speed SERDES, PCIe, and Ethernet devices.

What you will do

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

Required qualifications

• 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 have

• 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

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.