Principal Engineering Program Manager (EPM)

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.

Principal Engineering Program Manager, (EPM)

Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite)

As a Principal Engineering Program Manager on our Analog/Mixed-Signal (AMS) team, you will drive the execution of the complex silicon programs that power Astera Labs' purpose-built connectivity solutions. You'll orchestrate multi-disciplinary teams — spanning circuit design, layout, verification, and silicon validation — to deliver high-performance AMS IP on schedule, on budget, and to spec.

This is a high-impact leadership role at a hyper-growth company defining the connectivity backbone of the AI era. You'll own program plans from concept through tape-out and silicon bring-up, surface and resolve cross-functional risks, and bring the operational rigor that turns ambitious engineering into products shipping at rack scale. Your ability to align stakeholders and keep fast-moving programs on track will be central to Astera's continued momentum.

• Program Planning & Execution

• Define, drive, and maintain end-to-end program schedules for AMS IP development, from specification through tape-out and validation

• Manage critical path, milestones, and dependencies across circuit design, layout, verification, and silicon bring-up

• Establish and track program metrics, budgets, and deliverables to ensure predictable, high-quality outcomes

• Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with AMS design, digital, systems, product, and operations teams to align priorities and resolve blockers

• Lead program reviews, drive decision-making, and communicate status, risks, and trade-offs to leadership and stakeholders

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