Lead Field Application Engineer

Astera Labs

Tech Lead Field Application Engineer supporting AI connectivity solutions at Astera Labs. Collaborating with customers to deploy semiconductor-based technologies in AI infrastructures.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeRemote • Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cloud

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary technical point of contact for strategic customers, providing deep application support for Aries, Scorpio, and Leo product families
Drive board design reviews, schematic reviews, and system-level debug sessions with customer hardware and system development teams
Deliver technical presentations, training sessions, and product demonstrations tailored to customer architectures and use cases
Lead hands-on debug of PCIe, Ethernet, and CXL/DDR memory connectivity issues in customer server and rack-scale platforms
Collaborate with internal silicon, firmware, and applications engineering teams to resolve field issues and drive root cause analysis
Develop and maintain application notes, reference designs, and technical collateral based on field learnings
Capture and communicate customer requirements, competitive insights, and system architecture trends to product management and engineering
Represent the voice of the customer in internal roadmap discussions, helping shape next-generation connectivity solutions
Identify new use cases and expansion opportunities within existing accounts.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
5+ years of experience in server hardware design, cloud system development (SysDev), or field application engineering
Hands-on experience with PCIe protocol/physical layer including signal integrity fundamentals, link training, and debug
Working knowledge of DDR memory subsystems and memory interface design or validation
Self-starter mentality with the ability to work independently and drive customer engagements with minimal supervision
Willingness to travel up to 40-50% to customer sites.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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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Hard Skills & Tools

PCIeEthernetCXLDDR memorysignal integritylink trainingserver hardware designcloud system developmentfield application engineeringmemory interface design

Soft Skills

self-starterindependent workcustomer engagementcommunicationcollaborationpresentation skillstrainingproblem-solvingroot cause analysiscustomer requirements capture

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical EngineeringBachelor's degree in Computer Engineering