Principal Engineer - Validation Engineering

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 As a Principal Engineer in Hardware Engineering's Validation Engineering organization, you will define and lead validation strategies for Astera Labs' next-generation connectivity products. You will turn complex silicon, board, and system requirements into rigorous plans, scalable automation, and clear release decisions—ensuring products perform reliably in the demanding environments of modern AI infrastructure. This role combines deep hands-on technical leadership with broad cross-functional influence. You will partner with design, firmware, software, product, applications, and customer teams to bring up platforms, isolate issues, and accelerate qualification.