Active Electric Cable / Smart Cable Module Lead, AVP

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.

About the Role

The AEC/SCM Lead will lead development across a range of high-speed electrical connectivity products, with primary focus on:

• Active electrical cables (AEC)
• Active copper cables (ACC)
• Smart cable modules (SCM)
• Linear re-driver cables

This leader will own both technology roadmapping and execution, managing multidisciplinary teams spanning hardware, firmware, testing, and mechanical engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional engineering teams across Mechanical Engineering, Testing Engineering, Hardware Engineering, and Firmware Engineering.
• Drive R&D and new product development for active and passive high-speed electrical interconnect technologies.
• Define and manage the technology roadmap and strategic planning aligned with customer and market needs.
• Oversee products through the full lifecycle, from concept, design, and qualification to launch.
• Collaborate with Signal Integrity, NPI, QA, validation, and manufacturing teams to ensure product performance, quality, and reliability.
• Build and lead a strong technical team with competencies spanning:
  • Schematic and layout design
  • High-speed electrical interconnect design
  • Firmware and software development
  • High-speed standards compliance
  • FMEA, DFM, DFA
  • Program management
  • Product qualification
• Make both technical and business decisions to align product development with company strategy, customer requirements, and manufacturing realities.

Requirements

• Proven experience leading engineering development for high-speed electrical interconnect products, including significant experience with cable manufacturing.
• Strong background in R&D, product development, and technology strategy.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary engineering teams and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of product quality, reliability, manufacturability, and validation processes.
• Ability to make both technical and business decisions.
• Experience with overseas (Asia) contract manufacturers.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience with optical products and optical interconnect technologies is a plus.
• Mandarin language proficiency.

Ideal Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate is a technical leader who can balance innovation, execution, and team development. They should be comfortable driving both strategic roadmaps and day-to-day engineering decisions while partnering closely with product, operations, manufacturing, and customer-facing teams.

What Success Looks Like

• A clear and differentiated technology roadmap
• Efficient execution of new product development programs
• Strong collaboration across engineering, validation, NPI, QA, and manufacturing
• Successful launch of reliable, high-performance products aligned with market needs