Firmware Engineer

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.

Astera Labs is seeking a Firmware Engineer to lead the design and development of embedded firmware for cutting-edge SoC connectivity products tailored for AI and Cloud infrastructure. This role is pivotal in enabling next-generation SoC and systems product that power high-performance computing platforms. As such, firmware is considered equally important to the hardware, and the firmware team is often customer-facing accordingly to ensure the needs of the customer are fully comprehended. This position may be hired at multiple levels, from Engineer (Level 1) through Senior Engineer (Level 2), depending on experience and qualifications. This role will be required onsite. 

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in embedded firmware development using C.
• Exposure in low-level firmware for hardware bring-up, traffic enablement, or RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) feature implementation.

Key Responsibilities & Skills:

• Interpret technical specifications and develop robust, low-level C code in bare-metal or RTOS environments.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and external partners to deliver weekly firmware releases and feature demonstrations.
• Strong debugging skills and ability to triage and resolve issues in complex embedded systems.
• Working with high-speed interfaces and protocols such as PCIe, CXL, DDR, and I2C is a plus.

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.