Senior Principal Physical Design Engineer

About the Position

Astera Labs, a global leader in purpose-built connectivity solutions, is seeking a Senior Principal Physical Design Engineer to join our innovative team in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. Our Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates advanced semiconductor-based technologies with the COSMOS software suite to deliver scalable and customizable AI infrastructure. If you are passionate about unlocking the full potential of modern AI, we want you to be part of our journey.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications.
• Utilize backend tools and methodologies for technologies 16nm or less, preferably 7nm or less.
• Ensure full chip or block level ownership from architecture to GDSII.
• Collaborate with IP vendors for both RTL and hard-mac blocks.
• Drive multiple complex designs to production.

Requirements

• Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering. A Bachelor’s degree in EE / Computer is required, and a Master’s degree is preferred.
• ≥6 years’ experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications.
• Hands-on and thorough knowledge of synthesis, place and route, CTS, extraction timing analysis/STA, Physical Verification, and other backend tools and methodologies.
• Proven expertise in synthesis, timing closure, and formal verification (equivalence) at the block and full-chip level.
• Experience with Cadence and/or Synopsys physical design tools/flows.
• Familiarity and working knowledge of System Verilog/Verilog.
• Experience with DFT tools and techniques.
• Good scripting skills in Python or Perl.

Nice to Have

• Good knowledge of design for test (DFT), stuck-at and transition scan test insertion.
• Familiarity with DFT test coverage and debug.
• Familiarity with ECO methodologies and tools.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI infrastructure
• Collaborative and innovative work environment

About the Company

Astera Labs provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, we enable organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Our Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity.

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.

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