Principal Engineer, STA

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 . Role Overview Astera Labs is hiring a Principal Engineer, Static Timing Analysis to own top-level timing closure and signoff for our next-generation connectivity silicon powering rack-scale AI infrastructure. In this role, you'll drive full-chip STA strategy across advanced process nodes, partner with physical design, RTL, DFT, and CAD teams, and ensure first-pass timing success on some of the most complex SoCs in the industry. This is a high-impact technical leadership role at a hyper-growth company purpose-built for AI connectivity. Your work directly enables the PCIe, CXL, UALink, and Ethernet platforms that hyperscalers depend on — and you'll have the ownership, influence, and tooling to do the best work of your career.