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LAYIQ - Senior Principal Test Engineer at Astera Labs

Test Strategy and Product Ownership
Define and own comprehensive test strategies, specifications, and plans from product definition through high-volume production.
Establish coverage, quality, yield, test-time, and cost objectives, and drive measurable improvements across the product lifecycle.
Partner with design and product engineering teams to identify testability requirements and make effective design-for-test tradeoffs.
Architect tester solutions and guide development of Tester HW design to meet specific and roadmap of products
Validate Tester Designs and characterize before implementing into Mass Production.
Apply understanding of physical-layer behavior to investigate failures, interpret lab and production data, and resolve complex performance issues.
Lead root-cause analysis and yield improvement using protocol analyzers, oscilloscopes, manufacturing data, and structured failure analysis.
Technical Leadership and Cross-Functional Execution
Serve as a senior technical advisor across test, DFT, design, operations, quality, and external manufacturing organizations.
Establish best-known methods, scalable test processes, and automation practices that improve engineering effectiveness and manufacturing readiness.
Mentor engineers, influence technical decisions, and communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to cross-functional stakeholders.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
12–20 years of experience in Test engineering or Product Engineering from development through high-volume manufacturing.
Strong experience developing custom test solutions for high-speed, mixed-signal products for high volume manufacturing.
Working knowledge of high-speed protocols and physical-layer behavior, including PCIe, Ethernet, DDR, NVMe, or USB.
Experience with Test SW development, production debug, and test-time optimization.
Proven experience developing and designing custom Test Hardware for PCBA High volume manufacturing.

Senior Principal Test Engineer

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