Director, Digital Compute & Power Optimization

asteralabs· ASIC Engineering
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📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

About this role

Astera Labs (NASDAQ: ALAB) provides rack-scale AI infrastructure through purpose-built connectivity solutions. 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, NVLink, 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. The company’s custom connectivity solutions business complements its standards-based portfolio, enabling customers to deploy tailored architectures to meet their unique infrastructure requirements. Discover more at www.asteralabs.com.

Job Description 

We are looking for a hands-on Digital Design Engineering Manager to drive high-speed connectivity solutions. You will build and lead a team responsible for delivering the micro-architecture and implementation of front-end digital design, including RTL development, synthesis, IP integration, and block-level verification for high-performance ASICs. 

The ideal candidate should have strong experience with low-power design techniques and a solid understanding of SerDes DSP design, including equalizer optimization for power and area efficiency. 

The candidate must also have a good knowledge of communication and interface protocols such as CXL/PCIe (Gen 3 and above), Ethernet, or DDR. 

Basic qualifications: 

  • Strong academic and technical background in electrical engineering. A Bachelor’s degree in EE is required, and a Master’s degree is preferred. 
  • 10+ years’ experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage, and/or Networking applications. 
  • 5+ years’ experience managing a team of RTL design engineers. 
  • Professional attitude with the ability to prioritize a dynamic list of multiple tasks, plan and prepare for customer meetings in advance, and work with minimal guidance and supervision. 
  • Entrepreneurial, open-mind behavior and can-do attitude. Think and act fast with the customer in mind! 
  • Authorized to work in Canada and start immediately. 

Required experience: 

  • Hands-on, thorough knowledge of high-speed DPSs and SerDes equilizers. 
  • Hands-on, thorough knowledge of high-speed protocols like CXL/PCIe, Ethernet, or DDR. 
  • Proven front end design expertise – architecture, RTL, simulations, synthesis, timing closure, GLS, DFT etc. 
  • Experience with Cadence and/or Synopsys digital design tools/flows 
  • Experience with scripting and automation, with a strong methodology background. 
  • Good knowledge of design for test (DFT), stuck-at and transition scan test insertion 
  • Familiarity with UVM based design verification 
  • Silicon bring-up and debug expertise 
  • Small-geometry CMOS (≤28nm) design 

Preferred experience: 

  • Firmware development with C-language, scripting with Python or other equivalent programming languages. 
  • Development/support for PCIe or Ethernet Switch products. 

The base salary range is CAD 200,000 – CAD 250,000. Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions.   

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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