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Director, Product Line Management - Custom Silicon

Astera Labs · San Jose, California, United States

Posted about 3 months ago · $195,000 to $250,000

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Is this posting real?

This role has been open
75 days
Astera Labs's roles stay open a median of 87 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
Yes
43% of Astera Labs's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Astera Labs
high
160 stale, 8 reposted of 160 open
Hiring momentum
218 roles opened in the last 90 days
↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
Last confirmed on the employer's board
2026-10-29

Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Astera Labs's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Astera Labs.

About this role

Astera Labs is looking for a Director of Product Line Management for Custom Silicon to lead strategic customer engagements in their Custom Solutions business. This role involves collaborating with hyperscalers and AI infrastructure companies to develop tailored silicon solutions, guiding programs from concept to production, and building strong customer relationships. The position requires a blend of technical expertise in semiconductor architectures and business acumen to drive product strategy and secure design wins.

Our read on this posting3.2out of 5
benefits
1/5
freshness
1/5
career value
4/5
role clarity
5/5
pay transparency
5/5

Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Astera Labs as an employer.

What you need

  • BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline
  • 12+ years of experience in semiconductor product management, product line management, technical marketing, applications engineering, business development, or a similar customer-facing technical leadership role
  • Experience leading custom silicon or advanced semiconductor products from concept through production
  • Strong understanding of semiconductor architectures and AI infrastructure, networking, compute, storage, or memory technologies
  • Experience working directly with hyperscalers, AI companies, cloud service providers, or major system OEMs
  • Demonstrated success developing custom silicon opportunities and securing semiconductor design wins

Nice to have

  • Experience with custom ASICs, AI accelerators, networking silicon, storage silicon, memory silicon, SmartNICs, DPUs, XPUs, or other custom infrastructure silicon
  • Knowledge of chiplet architectures, HBM, advanced packaging, heterogeneous computing, and high-performance semiconductor design
  • Experience developing customer-facing technical collateral and strategic messaging
  • Experience developing commercial structures, pricing strategies, and business cases for semiconductor programs
  • MBA or advanced engineering degree

What you get

  • Salary range is $195,000 to $250,000 depending on experience, level, and business need
  • This role may be eligible for discretionary bonus, incentives, and benefits

Worth weighing

  • No direct people management responsibility, which may limit leadership experience
  • Role involves significant customer engagement and technical strategy, which may require extensive travel or remote collaboration
  • Position requires a strong blend of technical and business skills, which may be challenging for candidates with a purely technical background

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Listed by Astera Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-29. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

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