Astera Labs

Principal Digital Design Engineer

Astera Labs$130K — $180K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
  • 5-10 years of experience in digital design for high-speed DSP data paths.
  • Proficient in System Verilog for complex digital design.
  • Experience with EDA tools for Synthesis, Lint, CDC, and Prime Time.
  • Familiar with the complete design cycle from micro-architecture to tapeout.
  • Skilled in timing fixes, area and power optimizations, and resolving silicon issues.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the lead engineer for a critical design block, handling architecture and specifications.
  • Code and deliver high-quality RTL to the Physical Design (PD) and Design Verification (DV) teams.
  • Collaborate with the DSP Architecture team to define features and optimize power, latency, and performance.
  • Work closely with the PD team to troubleshoot timing violations and resolve CDC issues.
  • Partner with the DV team to diagnose and fix design bugs.

Benefits

  • Flexible working hours to support work-life balance.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Collaboration with a talented team on cutting-edge projects.
  • Exposure to advanced technologies in AI and data communication.
Full Job Description
Job Description: As a Digital Designer in the DSP SerDes team, you will join a pivotal project to develop advanced high speed SerDes wireline and optical transceivers for AI systems. Basic Qualifications: - Hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. - 5-10 years of experience in digital design for high-speed DSP data path. - Be proficient in coding System Verilog for complex design blocks. - Have experience with EDA tools for Synthesis, Lint, CDC, and Prime Time. - Have experience taking design blocks through the full design cycle, from micro-architecture to tapeout. - Have experience with timing fixes, area and power optimizations, and resolving silicon issues. Required Experience: - Serve as the responsible engineer for at least one critical design block, including architecture definition, design specifications, and RTL delivery. - Code and deliver high-quality RTL to the PD and DV teams. - Collaborate with the DSP Architecture team to define new features and suggest optimizations for power, latency, and performance. - Work with the PD team to resolve timing violations, Spyglass warnings/errors, and CDC violations. - Partner with the DV team to root-cause and fix design bugs. Preferred Experience: - Experience in digital design for high speed data path in 100G+ PAM4 DSP SerDes - Experience in designing PAM4 DSP blocks for FFE, DFE, MLSD, and digital timing recovery.

About Astera Labs

Astera Labs is a semiconductor company that designs and develops purpose-built connectivity solutions for data-centric systems. The company's portfolio of products includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs), boards, and intellectual property (IP) that are used in data center servers, storage, and networking equipment. Astera Labs' products are designed to improve the performance, latency, and power consumption of data-centric systems. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Learn more about Astera Labs
Size
51 employees
Industry
Net Income
-$3 million
Founded
2018
Revenue
$5 million
NASDAQ

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