ATE Test Engineering Manager — High-Speed AI Hardware

Astera Labs; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible time off in the US

Parental leave

401K

Retirement and pension plans

Competitive medical, dental and vision

Job summary

Astera Labs seeks a Manager, ATE Test Engineering in San Jose to lead a growing test organization. You will shape test strategy and guide cross-functional execution as products move from silicon bring-up to high-volume manufacturing.

You will partner with design, DFT, operations, and manufacturing to scale test coverage, quality, and efficiency, influencing product quality and customer readiness in AI infrastructure connectivity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of managerial experience building and leading Test engineering teams.
• Experience with PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, NVMe, or USB protocols is required.
• Experience with ATE program development and silicon bring-up.
• Experience leading wafer-sort and final-test hardware development.
• Strong knowledge of DFT techniques: SCAN, MBIST, SerDes, and functional test.
• Proficiency in Python or C/C++ for ATE programming.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing ATE Test engineering team and own a diverse product portfolio.
• Define end-to-end ATE test strategies from design engagement to high-volume production.
• Drive coverage, quality, test time, and cost improvements across lifecycles.
• Oversee silicon and ATE bring-up, bench-to-ATE correlation, and production release.
• Guide tester platform selection and development of load boards and interfaces.
• Collaborate with design, DFT, operations, and manufacturing for readiness.

Skills

ATE Test Engineering

Team Leadership

Test Strategy

DFT (SCAN, MBIST, SerDes)

Python/C++ for ATE

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Advantest 93k

Teradyne platforms

Python

C/C++

Job description

Astera Labs seeks a Manager, ATE Test Engineering in San Jose to lead a growing test organization. You will shape test strategy and guide cross-functional execution as products move from silicon bring-up to high-volume manufacturing.

You will partner with design, DFT, operations, and manufacturing to scale test coverage, quality, and efficiency, influencing product quality and customer readiness in AI infrastructure connectivity.