System Validation Intern: AI Infrastructure & Debugging

Asteralabs; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 76,000; Part time

Job summary

Astera Labs in San Jose, CA is seeking a System Validation Intern to help validate complete systems across hardware, firmware, and software before release.

You’ll work across layers of the system, review requirements, design test scenarios, run tests, collect evidence, log defects, and collaborate with multiple engineering teams; there is an hourly pay with a $500 weekly housing stipend. The internship offers hands-on learning in a fast-paced lab environment.

Qualifications

• Coursework or hands-on experience in computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of computer architecture, operating systems, networking, hardware/software integration, or system testing.
• Programming or scripting experience in Python, C/C++, shell, or another language used for test automation and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Learn the product architecture, project framework, validation tools, test environment, firmware flows, dashboards, and tracking systems needed to contribute effectively.
• Review product requirements, SQA release notes, firmware builds, specifications, and test plans to understand what must be validated.
• Define or refine system-level test scenarios covering feature functionality, subsystem integration, end-to-end use cases, performance, stress, reliability, and interoperability.
• Prepare test environments and devices under test, including required firmware, hardware, tools, configurations, scripts, and test data.
• Execute test cases on boards, systems, evaluation platforms, or other devices under test and record results in the appropriate test-management or tracking system.
• Validate integration across firmware, hardware, applications, interfaces, and system services under expected and stressed operating conditions.
• Collect logs, traces, screenshots, metrics, configuration details, and other evidence needed to reproduce and explain an issue.
• Analyze unexpected behavior, form hypotheses, reproduce failures, narrow variables, and work with partner teams to identify root causes.
• Log defects with clear reproduction steps, expected and observed behavior, logs, traces, severity, and useful technical context.
• Retest fixes and execute regression suites to verify that changes resolve the issue without impacting existing features or system stability.
• Support interoperability and compliance activities by preparing validated builds, test reports, known-issues lists, and other handoff materials.
• Develop or improve Python, shell, or other automation for test execution, data collection, log analysis, report generation, or regression workflows.
• Maintain Jira, Confluence, dashboards, validation plans, test lists, action items, and project documentation.
• Present your project, results, and key learnings at the end of the internship.

Skills

Python or shell automation

Linux familiarity

Test validation

Written communication

Education

Pursuing degree in Computer/Electrical Engineering or CS

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Astera Labs in San Jose, CA is seeking a System Validation Intern to help validate complete systems across hardware, firmware, and software before release.

You’ll work across layers of the system, review requirements, design test scenarios, run tests, collect evidence, log defects, and collaborate with multiple engineering teams; there is an hourly pay with a $500 weekly housing stipend. The internship offers hands-on learning in a fast-paced lab environment.