Senior Firmware Engineer – DDR Memory

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 DDR and other future looking memory technologies for Astera Labs CXL solutions. Basic qualifications: Bachelors in Electrical Engineering / Electronics / Computer Science or related fields. Required experience : 3+ years of experience on writing and maintaining FW for DDR or related memory technologies Strong Firmware development skills in C within Embedded environments Good understanding of DDR, Optane memory technologies at the controller and PHY Level Good knowledge in DDR training and/or controller features including RAS Ability to plan implementation and unit level testing of DDR features Preferred experience : Post-Silicon validation and bring-up of memory interfaces. Knowledge of memory validation and electrical validation of DDR protocol Knowledge of advanced features in DDR5 like ECS/PPR/Chip Kill Knowledge of memory performance tuning for latency and bandwidth   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.