Principal Product Manager, Fiber Connectivity
Astera Labs · San Jose, California, United States
Posted 14 days ago · $185,000 to $240,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 14 days Astera Labs's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 43% of Astera Labs's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Astera Labs
- high 116 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
- 2026-09-17
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
As a Principal Product Manager for Fiber Connectivity at Astera Labs, you will be responsible for defining and managing a portfolio of passive optical connectivity solutions tailored for AI infrastructure. Your role will involve setting product requirements based on customer needs, overseeing product development from concept to production, and collaborating with various teams to ensure successful market adoption of these technologies.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- 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
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, materials science, business, or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in product management, product line management, engineering, applications, business development, or a related function
- Experience developing and commercializing complex hardware products
- Experience in optics, photonics, fiber optics, optical connectivity, optical packaging, or a related technology
- Experience working across engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, sales, and commercial organizations
- Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional leadership skills
Nice to have
- MBA or advanced technical degree
- Market knowledge of AI, cloud, networking, data center, server, and high performance computing infrastructure
- Strong understanding of passive optical connectivity, optical coupling, fiber assemblies, connectors, alignment, and optical and mechanical tolerances
- Experience with co-packaged optics, near-package optics, optical I/O, scale-up optical interconnects, or related emerging architectures
- Experience with high-volume manufacturing, supplier qualification, new product introduction, or production ramp
What you get
- Base salary range is $185,000 to $240,000 depending on experience, level, and business need
- This role may be eligible for discretionary bonus, incentives and benefits
Worth weighing
- No specific technologies or tools mentioned, which may indicate a broad scope of work
- The role involves significant cross-functional collaboration, which may require strong interpersonal skills
- International travel may be required, which could impact work-life balance
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Listed by Astera Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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