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Principal NPI Planner
Astera Labs INC · 🌍 Suzhou Qu, Gansu, China
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About the 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 . Role Overview Astera Labs is seeking a principal board NPI planner to drive material and production readiness for new hardware products, from early engineering builds through manufacturing ramp. You will turn complex requirements into executable plans, ensuring PCBA components, assemblies, suppliers, and build schedules are aligned to program milestones. This role is central to bringing purpose-built connectivity solutions to market quickly and reliably as Astera Labs scales its rack-scale AI infrastructure portfolio. You will work across engineering, operations, procurement, and quality to support order fulfillment, surface risks early, resolve constraints, and improve launch execution in a fast-moving semiconductor environment. Key Responsibilities · Planning & Execution o Own PCBA planning activities through production ramp readiness. o Build and maintain detailed build plans covering BOM readiness, material availability, purchase orders, supplier commitments, and production milestones. o Track planning-system transactions, inventory, shortages, and material status to keep the builds on schedule. o Support order fulfillment against internal and external demand. o Support local manufacturing activities and resolve execution issues as they arise. · Cross-Functional & Manufacturing Coordination o Partner with hardware engineering, operations, procurement, and the internal contract manufacturing team to align demand, supply, and execution plans. o Coordinate PCBA readiness across component suppliers, PCB and assembly partners, and test or manufacturing teams. o Support build execution by monitoring work-in-progress, finished goods, configuration changes, and handoffs into sustaining or high-volume manufacturing. · Risk Management & Launch Communication o Identify material shortages, supplier constraints, capacity gaps, and schedule risks, then drive mitigation plans to protect launch milestones. o Prepare clear status reports, readiness assessments, and escalation materials for program and operations reviews. o Analyze supply, delivery, and cost tradeoffs and recommend actions that improve schedule predictability and inventory efficiency. Basic Qualifications · Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Engineering, Operations, Business, or a related field. · 8+ years of experience in NPI planning, supply chain planning, production planning, or manufacturing operations. · Experience in PCBA hardware manufacturing, specifically within electronics assembly and contract manufacturing environments. · Strong working knowledge of material requirements planning, supply-demand planning, inventory management, and supplier coordination. · Experience building and managing detailed schedules across multiple cross-functional stakeholders. · Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and hands-on experience with ERP or MRP systems, with strong analytical and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications · Experience supporting new product introductions for data center or