Responsibilities

Astera Labs is seeking a Sr. Principal Program Manager, ASIC Post-Silicon Engineering to lead execution of complex post-silicon programs for AI connectivity products. This role owns cross-functional program delivery from silicon power-on through bring-up, validation, qualification, customer sampling, and release to manufacturing - RTM, aligning engineering execution with product, customer, and business milestones.
The ideal candidate brings deep experience leading technically complex semiconductor or systems programs involving silicon, firmware, software, platform, validation, manufacturing, and customer readiness. They are highly effective at driving cross-functional alignment, managing program risk, and communicating crisply with both engineering teams and executive stakeholders.
Program Ownership and Execution
Own the integrated post-silicon program plan from silicon power-on through bring-up, validation, qualification, customer sampling, and RTM, ensuring alignment across silicon, firmware/software, platform, compliance, production test and manufacturing milestones.
Drive program schedules, budgets, resources, interdependencies, and risk management, balancing scope, schedule, and cost trade-offs while maintaining clear communication with executives and key stakeholders.
Drive validation readiness and execution alignment for high-speed connectivity products, including validation plan coverage, firmware and hardware readiness, test content, platform availability, and milestone tracking for technologies such as PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes, and platform-level interconnect solutions.
Manage phase-gate exit criteria, readiness checkpoints, dashboards, and decision forums to support predictable delivery and rapid cross-functional decision-making.
Stakeholder Management and Cross-Functional Leadership
Lead cross-functional execution across engineering, product, operations, quality, manufacturing, and customer-facing teams.
Drive internal technical issue resolution through structured triage, escalation management, milestone reviews, and executive reporting; surface risks early, drive accountability, and enable timely decisions and recovery plans.
Align priorities, trade-offs, readiness criteria, and launch decisions with business and customer goals across stakeholders.
Customer Sampling and Release to Manufacturing

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Senior Principal Engineering Program Manager

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