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Optical Test Engineering, Senior Director

Astera Labs
San Jose, USAfull_timePosted 25 Jun 2026

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<div class="content-intro"><p><span data-teams="true">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 <a id="menurhut" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" href="http://www.asteralabs.com/" target="_blank">www.asteralabs.com</a>.</span></p></div><div class="x_elementToProof"> <p></p> <h1>Senior Director, Optical Test Engineering</h1> <p></p> <h2>Position Overview</h2> <p></p> <p>We are seeking an experienced <strong>Senior Director of Optical Test Engineering </strong>to lead the development, validation, and manufacturing support of advanced integrated optical interconnect solutions. This role focuses on optical-electrical integration at the module level, bridging transceiver and compute platform interfaces with comprehensive test strategy and execution.</p> <p></p> <p></p> <h2>Key Responsibilities</h2> <p></p> <h3>Strategic Leadership</h3> <p></p> <ul> <li class="text-start ">Define and execute the optical test engineering roadmap for next-generation interconnect architectures</li> <li class="text-start ">Establish testing methodologies and standards for tightly integrated optical-electrical assemblies</li> <li class="text-start ">Lead cross-functional teams across optical design, electrical engineering, manufacturing, and quality</li> <li class="text-start ">Develop partnerships with ecosystem partners on test protocols and validation requirements</li> </ul> <p></p> <p></p> <h3>Technical Program Management</h3> <p></p> <ul> <li class="text-start ">Oversee test strategy development for optical modules with embedded or adjacently mounted optical components</l

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