Regional Principal Product Application Engineer
Astera Labs · San Jose, California, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $185,000 to $240,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 50 days Astera Labs's roles stay open a median of 66 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 43% of Astera Labs's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Astera Labs
- high 141 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
- 2026-10-08
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About this role
As a Principal Product Application Engineer at Astera Labs, you will provide technical guidance to customers, helping them overcome design challenges with semiconductor products, particularly in the PCIe/CXL space. Your role will involve generating product collateral, driving innovation through feedback, and coordinating with local development teams, primarily supporting the China region. You will also need to work during specific hours to facilitate real-time collaboration with stakeholders in the Asia Pacific time zone.
- benefits
- 2/5
- 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 Electrical Engineering (Master's preferred)
- 8+ years of experience in semiconductor product development and design-in
- Minimum of 3 years' experience designing complex SoC/silicon products with high-speed interfaces (preferably PCIe)
- Full professional proficiency in Mandarin (written and spoken)
- Strong working knowledge of PCIe LTSSM at a physical layer level
- Silicon/System bring-up and debug experience in customer systems
Nice to have
- Experience triaging complex customer-reported issues
- Experience with data center BMC implementation and BIOS configuration
- Development/support for PCIe or Ethernet Switch or Retimer products
- Knowledge of PCIe compliance testing methodology and troubleshooting
- Understanding of Data Center systems like Servers, JBOGs/JBODs, Networking switches/routers/interconnects
What you get
- Base salary range of $185,000 to $240,000 depending on experience
- Eligibility for discretionary bonus and incentives
- Benefits offered
Worth weighing
- Role requires working from 12:00 PM to 9:00 PM PST to align with Asia Pacific stakeholders
- Mandarin proficiency is mandatory for effective communication with China region customers
- Focus on PCIe/CXL may limit exposure to other technologies
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Listed by Astera Labs on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-08. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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