Chip Lead, Senior Director

Astera Labs

San Jose, United States
On-site
Ualink, ucie, and pcie gen6/gen7 technologies
End-to-end product lifecycle ownership
Chip development from rtl to gdsii
Astera Labs is seeking an Senior Director OR Associate Vice President, Product Technical Lead (Chip Lead) to drive the end-to-end success of our next-generation UALink switching products in San Jose

Job Summary

  • Astera Labs is seeking an Senior Director OR Associate Vice President, Product Technical Lead (Chip Lead) to drive the end-to-end success of our next-generation UALink switching products in San Jose.
  • As the technical integrator for the product line, you will lead through influence and cross-functional authority, working on cutting-edge UALink, UCIe, and PCIe Gen6/Gen7 technologies that power the largest AI clusters in the world.
  • Own the full technical lifecycle of the product line—architecture assumptions, design integration, validation strategy, readiness, and customer enablement.

Matching Summary

Astera Labs is seeking an Senior Director OR Associate Vice President, Product Technical Lead (Chip Lead) to drive the end-to-end success of our next-generation UALink switching products in San Jose.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • UALink, UCIe, and PCIe Gen6/Gen7 technologies
  • end-to-end product lifecycle ownership
  • chip development from RTL to GDSII
  • 2.5D/3D advanced packaging
  • chiplet-based architectures
  • cross-functional technical leadership

Nice-to-have

  • drive through influence
  • scale with hyper-growth
  • world-class silicon delivery

Key Requirements

  • Senior Director OR Associate Vice President level
  • Experience with large-scale chip development (300-400mm²)
  • Experience with advanced packaging technologies

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Not specified

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