Emulation Engineer (Intern 2026)
Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions grounded in open standards. 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, 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. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.
Responsibilities:
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Support ASIC bringup and validation using emulation platforms. Contribute to performance testing and software architecture improvements. Requires scripting/C++ skills, SoC architecture knowledge, and familiarity with protocols like PCIe, DDR, and Ethernet. |
Qualifications:
| B.S. in EE or CS, or in M.S. | Experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage or Networking applications and experience working with logic designers to architect, specify, and verify HW-SW interaces on complex SoCs | Experience with emulation and prototyping technologies like Palladium/Zebu/Veloce or Protium/EP/HAPS. | Strong software skills in C/C++ for scalable and high performance emulation. | System Verilog and programming/scripting languages (like Python/Perl) | Experience understanding software and hardware co-simulation approaches and debug methods. Experience in modeling for emulation and prototyping. Debugging SW/FW/bus protocols using emulation. Experience with virtualization technologies for emulation like QEMU or Virtual Box. Working knowledge of PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, SPI, I2C/I3C protocol. |
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.
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