Senior Principal Validation Engineer

<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><p data-start="145" data-end="476"><strong>Overview:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>As a <strong>Senior</strong> <strong>Principal Validation Engineer</strong>, you will join a cutting-edge mixed-signal design team and lead the end-to-end post‑silicon validation and characterization effort. You will own the development and execution of comprehensive validation plans, design and implement test methodologies, and drive hands‑on lab work to verify silicon against specification and performance targets.</p> <p>You will collaborate closely with design, firmware, and system teams to translate architectural goals into measurable test strategies, build automated test frameworks, and analyze complex analog and digital interactions. Your work will include defining test requirements, creating characterization flows, debugging silicon anomalies, and delivering clear, data‑driven recommendations that influence product direction.</p> <p>This role requires deep technical expertise in mixed‑signal systems, strong problem‑solving skills, and the ability to mentor engineers across disciplines. You will be expected to champion best practices for validation, optimize test coverage and throughput, and ensure that products meet reliability, yield, and performance objectives before production.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Design, develop, and execute validation plans.</strong> Own end‑to‑end post‑silicon characterization and validation strategies, translating product requirements into measurable te