Senior AMS Silicon Programs Manager (Onsite – San Jose)

Asteralabs; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Astera Labs in San Jose, CA seeks a Principal Engineering Program Manager for the AMS team to drive complex silicon programs from concept through tape-out and bring-up, coordinating design, layout, verification, and validation to deliver high-performance AMS IP on schedule.

This high-impact leadership role requires aligning stakeholders, managing budgets and risks, and pushing process excellence as Astera scales its AI connectivity platform for rack-scale deployments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of experience in program or project management within semiconductor, IC, or hardware development.
• Proven track record managing complex silicon or AMS/IP programs through tape-out and silicon validation.
• Strong understanding of the ASIC/IC development lifecycle, including design, verification, layout, and bring-up.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Proficiency with program management and collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Microsoft 365).

Responsibilities

• Define, drive, and maintain end-to-end program schedules for AMS IP development, from specification through tape-out and validation.
• Manage critical path, milestones, and dependencies across circuit design, layout, verification, and silicon bring-up.
• Establish and track program metrics, budgets, and deliverables to ensure predictable, high-quality outcomes.
• Partner with AMS design, digital, systems, product, and operations teams to align priorities and resolve blockers.
• Lead program reviews, drive decision-making, and communicate status, risks, and trade-offs to leadership and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with external partners, foundries, and vendors on tape-out readiness and schedule commitments.
• Proactively identify, quantify, and mitigate technical and schedule risks across concurrent programs.
• Drive continuous improvement of program management processes, tools, and best practices for AMS execution.
• Champion clear documentation, accountability, and operational discipline across the program lifecycle.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Cross-functional leadership

AMS/IP programs

Microsoft Project

Microsoft 365

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft 365

Job description

Astera Labs in San Jose, CA seeks a Principal Engineering Program Manager for the AMS team to drive complex silicon programs from concept through tape-out and bring-up, coordinating design, layout, verification, and validation to deliver high-performance AMS IP on schedule.

This high-impact leadership role requires aligning stakeholders, managing budgets and risks, and pushing process excellence as Astera scales its AI connectivity platform for rack-scale deployments.