Senior Principal Product Manager - COSMOS
Astera Labs · San Jose, California, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $195,000 to $250,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 66 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
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
The Associate Vice President - COSMOS at Astera Labs will lead the strategic direction and execution of a unified management and configuration suite for connectivity products. This role involves defining the product roadmap, standardizing software and firmware interfaces, and engaging with hyperscaler and enterprise teams to gather requirements. The position requires deep technical knowledge of software-silicon interaction and aims to enhance the product experience across various platforms.
- benefits
- 1/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 5/5
- 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
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- 12+ years of experience in product management, technical marketing, firmware engineering, or systems engineering in the semiconductor or data center infrastructure industry
- Proven experience managing or defining software products that run on and directly communicate with silicon (embedded software, firmware, chip-level tools)
- Strong understanding of the full-stack interaction model: host software (drivers, OS-level tools) ↔ firmware ↔ embedded software running on chip
- Deep familiarity with data center server architectures, platform firmware (BIOS/UEFI, BMC), and infrastructure management frameworks
- Experience engaging directly with hyperscaler or enterprise platform/firmware teams on technical requirements
Nice to have
- Hands-on background in firmware development, embedded software, or chip bring-up earlier in career — with direct experience running software on silicon
- Experience with connectivity technologies such as PCIe, CXL, Ethernet, or related protocols at the silicon/firmware level
- Familiarity with manageability frameworks such as Redfish, MCTP, PLDM, or in-band/out-of-band management interfaces
- Understanding of 800G/1.6T Ethernet, retimer/switch architectures, or rack-scale AI cluster topologies
- Experience at a semiconductor company shipping embedded software and firmware tied to connectivity or infrastructure silicon
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 bonuses, incentives, and benefits
Worth weighing
- This role is highly technical and requires deep expertise in software-silicon interaction, which may not be suitable for all candidates.
- The position involves significant cross-functional collaboration, which may require strong interpersonal skills and adaptability.
- The salary range is broad, and specific compensation details depend on experience and business need, which may lead to variability in offers.
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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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