Distinguished ASIC Design Engineer

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 . Distinguished ASIC Design Engineer/ Senior Principal Location: Germany (on-site) Role Overview Astera Labs is building purpose-built silicon for rack-scale AI infrastructure. As a Distinguished Engineer, you will be a senior technical leader driving ASIC design for next-generation Ethernet and Scale-Up (ESUN) connectivity products. You will set technical direction across the full ASIC design flow, spanning high-speed Ethernet, UALink, UCIe, and PCIe Gen 6/7. You will solve complex scale-up networking challenges, mentor senior engineers, and turn ambitious product goals into robust, manufacturable silicon. Technical Leadership & Architecture Define and drive ASIC architecture for Ethernet/ESUN connectivity products across UALink, UCIe, PCIe Gen 6/7, and Ethernet.