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Senior Director System Validation Engineer
Astera Labs INC · 🇺🇸 San Jose, CA
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 63 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 10 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Astera Labs INC paid sponsored hires in similar roles11 certified filings for “Tech Lead System Validation Engineer” (Industrial Engineers) in CA: $155k–$176k, median $170k. Most were filed at wage level IV (55%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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The US Department of Labor certified 63 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 10 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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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 . Astera Labs is seeking an exceptional Senior Director System Validation to lead our AI Fabric Validation organization. Connectivity is a critical component of every AI accelerator deployment and hyperscale data center architecture. As part of the AI Fabric Engineering group, you will play a key role in ensuring that Astera Labs’ fabric solutions perform at scale and deliver system-level performance across the most demanding AI and ML workloads. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape validation strategy for cutting-edge connectivity silicon and gain deep insight into next-generation AI infrastructure platforms. Your primary responsibility will be to build and lead a world-class validation organization tasked with validating all silicon, firmware, and system-level solutions at scale, ensuring performance, reliability, and production readiness across customer deployments. Job Description • Seeking a strong technical leader who has delivered multiple SoC products. • Lead and scale the system validation organization for Astera Labs' AI fabric portfolio, building a high-performing team across multiple concurrent product programs. • Understand the performance and functionality requirements of our AI fabric switches to enable customers to develop Data Center systems using Astera Labs' connectivity products for AI and ML applications. • Own comprehensive validation strategies for AI fabric switch products. Drive execution through scalable automation platforms and data-centric testing with automated reporting and specification compliance verification. • Collaborate cross-functionally with Architecture, Hardware, Firmware, and Software teams to influence product requirements and ensure validation excellence. • Ensure timely bring‑up of new silicon and platforms, driving root‑cause analysis and cross‑functional debug of hardware, firmware, and system issues. • Deliver high‑confidence validation results that support product qualification, customer sampling, and mass production readiness. • Engage directly with key customers to understand their requirements and highlight the unique capabilities of Astera Labs' solutions. • The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in silicon/system validation, a strong architectural mindset, and a proven ability to scale organizations in fast‑moving, high‑performance computing environments. • Work closely with silicon design, architecture, Firmware, software engineering teams to ensure cohesive validation strategies. • Drive a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. • Manage resource planning, and vendor/partner relationships. Basic Qualifications • Strong academic background in Electrical or Computer Engineering. Bachelor's required, Master's preferred. • ≥15 years' experience supporting or developing complex SoC/silicon products for Server, Storage, Networking applications and high‑performance hardware companies. • ≥5 years hands-on experience with Silicon/System bring-up, validatio