Product Quality Engineer (NCG) - San Jose, California, United States
$120,000 - $140,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 13 May 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Astera Labs is seeking a Quality Engineer to join the Product Quality Engineering team in San Jose, CA. In this role, you will perform root-cause analysis of failures across circuit, package, firmware, and protocol layers on PCIe and Ethernet connectivity solutions.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain infrastructure such as databases to optimize and reduce time to root-cause failures across circuit, package, firmware, or protocol iterations. - Participate in the new product development process to build improvements and capabilities for failure analysis. - Document product quality engineering processes and methodologies to ensure repeatability and scalability. - Perform measurements on high-speed SERDES, PCIe, and Ethernet devices to characterize and debug quality issues. - Set up and operate lab instrumentation including BERT, high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, protocol analyzers, VNAs, TDR, and spectrum analyzers to support debug and root-cause activities. - Collaborate with design, validation, hardware, and system engineering teams to resolve quality issues and support product reliability.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - Understanding of high-speed serial interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, SERDES). - Familiarity with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes, BERT, TDR, or spectrum analyzers. - Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. - Excellent documentation and communication skills.
Nice to have
- Internship or project experience in semiconductor quality, product engineering, or hardware validation. - Exposure to signal integrity concepts and high-speed measurement techniques. - Experience with database tools or scripting languages (Python, SQL) for data analysis and infrastructure development. - Familiarity with failure analysis methodologies in a semiconductor environment. - Knowledge of PCIe or Ethernet protocol specifications.
Skills: failure analysis, root-cause analysis, high-speed SERDES, PCIe, lab instrumentation, protocol analyzers