<div class="content-intro"><p><span data-teams="true">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 <a id="menurhut" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" href="http://www.asteralabs.com/" target="_blank">www.asteralabs.com</a>.</span></p></div><p></p> <h2>Role Overview</h2> <p>Astera Labs is seeking a Principal Engineering, Hardware NPI Program Manager to lead complex hardware programs from design release through productization, validation, customer readiness, and launch. This highly visible role combines technical NPI expertise with cross-functional program leadership to deliver purpose-built connectivity solutions for rack-scale AI infrastructure.</p> <p>You will bring structure to programs spanning product, hardware, systems, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, quality, finance, and customer-facing teams. You will own integrated plans, dependencies, risks, decisions, and outcomes while driving accountability across a fast-moving, globally distributed organization. Your work will turn engineering intent into predictable, customer-ready hardware and help Astera scale new connectivity platforms with speed, quality, and confidence.</p> <h2>Key Responsibilities</h2> <ul> <li><strong>NPI Program Planning and Execution</strong> <ul> <li>Define PCBA program schedules, build quantities, milestones, budgets, dependencies, and readiness criteria from concept through launch.</li> <li>Lead prototype and new-product builds through PCB and PCBA fabrication, assembly, bring-up, validation, shipment readiness, and launch.</li> <li>Establish readiness reviews, decision forums, dashboards, and escalation paths that keep teams aligned.</li> <li>Develop recovery recommendations when material shortages, engineering changes, supplier constraints, or other risks threaten delivery.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Cross-Functional Product Execution</strong> <ul> <li>Align product, hardware, systems, validation, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, finance, operations, and customer-facing teams around shared outcomes.</li> <li>Identify blockers early, assign accountable owners, drive decisions to closure, and escalate issues with clear recommendations.</li> <li>Communicate concise, decision-oriented updates to technical teams, senior leaders, executives, customers, contract manufacturers, and external partners.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Manufacturing Readiness and Supplier Leadership</strong> <ul> <li>Confirm that bill of materials, part numbers, fabrication and assembly data, suppliers, work instructions, deviations, engineering changes, and approvals are complete before each build.</li> <li>Highlight and resolve manufacturing issues involving component sourcing, design for manufacturability, programming, assembly, rework, traceability, and hardware logistics.</li> <li>Serve as a primary program and technical contact for contract manufacturers, rework providers, and other external partners while maintaining accountability for commitments.</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Operational Excellence and Team Enablement</strong> <ul> <li>Improve program-management processes, documentation, repositories, reporting, and performance metrics so execution becomes more predictable, measurable, and searchable.</li> <li>Identify repetitive or error-prone work that can be standardized or automated, and partner with data, software, and applied-AI teams to improve dashboards, milestone tracking, document workflows, and program knowledge.</li> <li>Coach team members on readiness, documentation, supplier communication, decision-making, and escalation practices.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h2>Basic Qualifications</h2> <ul> <li>Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, operations, or a related field; equivalent practical experience may be considered.</li> <li>8–12 years of experience in hardware NPI, technical program management, manufacturing engineering, product operations, or a related field.</li> <li>Experience guiding hardware products or builds through development, validation, manufacturing, or launch.</li> <li>Working knowledge of hardware development, PCB/PCBA manufacturing, bills of materials, engineering changes, supplier coordination, and manufacturing release.</li> <li>Demonstrated ability to manage integrated schedules, milestones, risks, action items, budgets, and cross-functional dependencies.</li> <li>Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence teams without direct authority and operate effectively in a fast-paced environment with chan