Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions grounded in open standards. 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, 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. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.

Job Description:

As an Astera Labs New Product Introduction (NPI) / Electrical Product (EPE) Engineer, you will be part of a Hardware Engineering team that designs and manufactures products featuring Astera Labs’ portfolio of connectivity ASICs used in the world’s leading cloud service providers, server, and network OEMs. In this role, you will be responsible for NPI—taking products from the design stage to volume manufacturing. You will work closely with designers, manufacturing teams, suppliers, and contract manufacturers to ensure that hardware product test flows are properly introduced, released to manufacturing, and supported past production.

This role will also require engagement in activities such as Bill of Materials (BOM) management, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), validation, and process documentation. Additionally, the EPE is expected to drive continuous improvements in manufacturing test flow, product yield, and cost efficiency.

While your focus will be on NPI/EPE, you will have the opportunity (and be expected—depending on your experience) to contribute to adjacent areas such as test engineering, validation, and quality. Being part of a growing manufacturing team, we welcome the diverse experience you bring.

Key Responsibilities

• Own manufacturing NPI/EPE activities, ensuring successful product transition from design to volume manufacturing.

• Manage PCBA BOM structuring and risk assessment to improve manufacturability and minimize changes late in the cycle.

• Lead BOM release through ECO and PLM tools, ensuring alignment with cross-functional teams.

• Analyze end-to-end manufacturing capacity and work with operations teams for future planning.

• Collaborate with cross-functional partners on developing Contract Manufacturer (CM) capabilities to prototype, launch, and transition products to high-volume production.

• Identify and mitigate contract manufacturer gaps in capabilities, process readiness, and documentation.

• Work with factory and engineering teams to troubleshoot failures, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.

• Participate in and help define key manufacturing processes, including NPI, product engineering, validation, and quality control.

• Drive improvements in SMT process flow, quality control, and inline inspections.

• Develop clear, precise manufacturing instructions, rework, and deviation documentation.

• Work cross-functionally to understand and resolve issues throughout product lifecycle with emphasis in hardware design and manufacturing.

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in NPI/EPE roles.

• Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering or electronic manufacturing. Bachelor’s in EE or equivalent experience required.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in test engineering or electronics manufacturing.

• Entrepreneurial, open-minded behavior with a strong "customer-first" mindset.

• Ability to travel to CMs as needed to support production ramp-up and troubleshooting.

Required Experience

• Strong understanding of high-tech manufacturing processes, NPI activities, and product development lifecycle.

• Experience working with off-shore contract manufacturers.

• Track record of successfully launching complex electronic products.