Astera Labs

Principal Product Manager - Ethenet

Astera Labs$130K — $180K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Deep understanding of high-speed protocols, particularly Ethernet; familiarity with UAL, PCIe, CXL is a plus.
  • 10+ years of experience in product management or similar roles in the semiconductor industry.
  • Proven experience launching successful semiconductor products.
  • Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills for translating customer pain points into solutions.
  • Excellent communication skills for conveying complex technical concepts clearly.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams in a dynamic setting.
  • Experience working closely with customers and partners for product definition.

Responsibilities

  • Own product definition by prioritizing features based on business goals and customer input.
  • Lead product planning to transform strategy into actionable product plans.
  • Engage with customers to derive competitive requirements and secure design wins.
  • Support go-to-market initiatives with product marketing teams for planning and execution.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and advancement within the product team.
  • In-person work environment fostering collaboration in San Jose.
  • Travel opportunities for customer engagement and industry events.
Full Job Description
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.

Are you passionate about creating differentiated products and working with hyperscale and AI platform providers to deploy the next generation of data center infrastructure?

We are seeking a highly technical and experienced product manager to join our team at Astera Labs. As a key member of our product management team, you will work closely with customers, product marketing, engineering and other internal cross-functional teams to define and deliver competitive silicon, hardware and software solutions.

This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in the success of our Taurus Ethernet Retimer portfolio. We are scaling our Taurus product management team to support our worldwide customers, offering ample opportunities for growth and advancement within the product team.

Based in San Jose, this position requires an in-person presence with travel to customers.

Key Responsibilities
  • Own product definition: Define detailed product requirements and prioritize features, enhancements, and bug fixes based on business goals and customer feedback.
  • Lead product planning: Work closely with product marketing to translate product strategy into executable product plans and collaborate with Astera Labs cross-functional teams to drive products from ideation to launch.
  • Lead customer technical engagement: Work closely with lighthouse customers to translate their needs to competitive product requirements and secure new design wins throughout the product lifecycle.
  • Support go-to-market: Leverage technical and product expertise to support product marketing and corporate marketing teams on go-to-market planning and execution, sales enablement, competitive analysis, and product positioning.

Qualifications
  • Deep understanding of high-speed protocols (Ethernet is required; UAL, PCIe, CXL, and other protocols are a plus) and system architectures used in cloud and AI infrastructure
  • 10+ years of experience in product management, applications engineering or other technical product roles within the semiconductor industry
  • Proven track record of defining and launching successful semiconductor products
  • Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate customer pain points into competitive products
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts in a clear and compelling manner
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and drive consensus in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
  • Experience working with customers and partners to understand their needs and drive product definition
  • Willingness to travel as needed for customer meetings, industry events, and trade shows


We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.

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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