Physical Design/CAD Engineer

Benefits

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Verification

Not verified checked Jun 7, 2026

Salary

$135K-$195K From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

401(k) match

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Market context

U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)

$66,396 U.S. median for this role

Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)

+3.5% - Average

149% above the BLS role benchmark for design aggregate.

Matched to SOC 27-1024 - Design aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

Role

Role function

Design From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Seniority

Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Schedule

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Company

Company stage

Public-company From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

Equity

Offered Verified - SEC 10-K source checked Jun 20, 2026

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About this role

Physical Design/CAD Engineer San Jose, California, United States 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 www.asteralabs.com . As an Astera Labs Physical Design/CAD Engineer you will play a crucial role in driving the planning, coordination, and execution supporting the design of Astera Labs' portfolio of connectivity ASICs used in the world's leading cloud service providers, server and network OEMs. This role requires RTL to GDS ownership across design stages (Synthesis/PnR/STA/Signoff), deep technical expertise, and close collaboration with RTL and verification teams to ensure robust full-chip signoff. This role is fully on-site and in-person. Key Responsibilities - As Physical Design CAD Engineer you will support and build flows for world class EDA tools. - Drive various Physical Design flow related activities, ensuring robust signoff across complex SoCs or sub-systems. - Architect and recommend flow improvements and enhance existing methodology for high performance design. - Good understanding of flow development related to backend tools like Synthesis/PnR/Extraction/DRC/LVS etc. - Work with cross function teams to define requirements and specifications

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