Technical Lead Power Engineer

Asteralabs; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Access to state-of-the-art tools

Innovative work environment

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Asteralabs is seeking a Technical Lead Power Engineer to design and optimize power delivery systems for our ASIC products. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure robust power integrity and high-performance solutions.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering, with 5-8 years of relevant experience. Join us to innovate cutting-edge ASIC designs in a collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in power and board design engineering, focusing on ASIC or high-speed digital designs.
• Proficiency in Cadence OrCAD and Allegro for schematic capture and PCB layout.
• Experience with power component selection and vendor collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize power conversion circuits, including DC-DC converters and voltage regulators.
• Conduct thorough debugging and analysis of power-related issues using lab equipment.
• Generate and maintain comprehensive design documentation, including specifications and schematics.

Skills

Power integrity principles

Cadence OrCAD

Allegro PCB layout

Problem-solving skills

Teamwork abilities

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

Oscilloscopes

Power analyzers

Electronic loads

Job description

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. By collaborating with hyperscalers and ecosystem partners, Astera Labs enables organizations to unlock the full potential of modern AI. Astera Labs’ Intelligent Connectivity Platform integrates CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, PCIe®, and UALink™ semiconductor-based technologies with the company’s COSMOS software suite to unify diverse components into cohesive, flexible systems that deliver end-to-end scale-up, and scale-out connectivity. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Lead Power Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and optimizing power delivery systems for our ASIC products, ensuring robust power integrity, and developing board-level designs. Your expertise will be crucial in selecting power components, collaborating with vendors, and utilizing industry-leading tools to deliver high-performance solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize power conversion circuits, including DC-DC converters, voltage regulators, and power modules.
• Design high-efficiency, high-reliability power circuits including:
• Buck / boost / buck-boost converters
• Multiphase regulators
• Hot-swap, protection, and sequencing circuits
• Design and optimize power delivery for ASICs, ensuring stable voltage and current distribution across the board. Address power integrity challenges such as voltage ripple, noise, and impedance of mismatches.
• Perform power integrity, transient response, stability, and thermal analysis.
• Evaluate and select appropriate power components, such as voltage regulators, capacitors, and inductors, ensuring they meet performance, thermal, and reliability specifications. Also, will be asked to do the same evaluation on overall system level design components.
• Work closely with component vendors to identify and source the best power solutions, ensuring compatibility with our ASIC designs and meeting quality standards.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including firmware, mechanical, and validation engineers, to integrate designs into complete systems.
• Generate and maintain comprehensive design documentation, including Specifications, schematics and BOMs.
• Conduct thorough debugging and analysis of power-related or system level issue utilizing lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and power analyzers to identify and resolve problems.

Basic Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Experience: 5-8 years of experience in power and board design engineering, with a focus on ASIC or high-speed digital designs.
• Technical Skills:
  • Proficiency in Cadence OrCAD and Allegro for schematic capture and PCB layout.
  • Strong understanding of power integrity principles and techniques.
  • Experience with power component selection and vendor collaboration.
  • Hands-on experience with debugging power-related issues using lab equipment.
  • Proficiency with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, electronic loads, spectrum analyzers).
• Soft Skills:
  • Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Strong communication and teamwork abilities.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, and USB.
• Familiarity with electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) considerations.
• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) considerations.
• Experience in thermal management and reliability analysis.

Why Join Us

• Work on cutting-edge ASIC designs in a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Opportunity to influence power design strategies and contribute to product success.
• Access to state-of-the-art tools and resources to enhance your skills and career growth.

If you are passionate about power and board design engineering and meet the qualifications outlined above, we encourage you to apply and become a key contributor to our team.

Base pay range for this role is $170,000 - $195,000. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.

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.