Senior Firmware Engineer – CXL

Astera Labs Inc., a semiconductor company headquartered in the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, is a leader in purpose-built connectivity solutions for data-centric systems throughout the data center. Partnering with leading processor vendors, cloud service providers, seasoned investors, and world-class manufacturing companies, Astera Labs is helping customers remove performance bottlenecks in data-intensive systems that are limiting the true potential of applications such as artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company’s product portfolio includes system-aware semiconductor integrated circuits, boards, and services to enable robust CXL, PCIe, and Ethernet connectivity. Job Description: As an Astera Labs Senior Firmware Engineer, you will be designing and developing Firmware for validation and productization of CXL Memory devices and other future looking memory technologies for Astera Labs. Basic qualifications: Bachelors in Electrical Engineering / Electronics / Computer Science or related fields. Required experience : Strong Firmware development skills in C within Embedded environments Good understanding of CXL or PCIe features defined in standards and specifications Experienced in implementing CXL or PCIe end point capabilities Good knowledge in PCIe enumeration, MSI, MSI-X, SR-IOV and PCIe error handling. Preferred experience: Familiarity with CXL 1.1/2.0/3.0 Memory Pooling and Sharing. Experienced in using PCIe Analyzer, familiarity with BIOS, BMC configuration Good understanding of BIOS/PCIe device/OS interactions, MMIO and RAS concepts Experienced in debugging customer issues related to PCIe on CPU platforms     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.