Lab Manager

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 . Astera Labs looking for an experienced and hands-on Lab Manager to lead Lab operations. The Lab Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operation, maintenance, expansion, and continuous improvement of the lab environment supporting roadmap projects. This role requires a highly organized, hands-on individual who can manage lab facilities and infrastructure, bring up and maintain testing setups, manage equipment and inventory, coordinate procurement and vendors, and provide timely support to validation and engineering teams. Key Responsibilities Lab Facilities & Infrastructure Own and manage all lab facilities, infrastructure, and day-to-day lab operations. Build and expand new lab facilities to support current and future roadmap requirements. Plan lab space, power, cooling, networking, safety, and equipment placement according to project requirements. Ensure the lab is organized, safe, reliable, and ready to support engineering activities. Equipment & Test Setup Management Set up, bring up, configure, maintain, and troubleshoot lab equipment and hardware testing environments. Manage servers, networking equipment, test instruments, power supplies, cooling systems, environmental chambers, and other infrastructure. Maintain high lab availability and minimize downtime impacting schedules. Procurement & Vendor Management Identify equipment and infrastructure requirements based on project needs and roadmap plans. Manage the procurement process for new lab equipment, tools, components, and consumables. Work with suppliers and vendors to obtain quotations, evaluate options, coordinate deliveries, and resolve technical or service issues. Evaluate equipment based on technical requirements, availability, performance, power consumption, space, and cost. Inventory Management Own and maintain accurate lab inventory, including test equipment, servers, cables, adapters, components, tools, and consumables. Establish and maintain an effective system for equipment tracking, allocation, and lifecycle management. Ensure required equipment and materials are available in advance of project execution. Track equipment status, calibration, repairs, and end-of-life requirements. Hands-on Lab Support Perform hands-on assembly, cabling, soldering, rework, and modification of hardware setups when required - advance Assist engineers with hardware bring-up, and lab infrastructure issues. Troubleshoot electrical, and system-level lab issues. Support the integration of new equipment and test setups into existing lab infrastructure. What We Need To See 5+ years of relevant hands-on experience in lab operations, system validation, hardware engineering, or a related environment. Proven experience managing and operating hardware/system labs, preferably in the semiconductor or ASIC industry - advance Hands-on experience setting up, maintaining, and troubleshooting complex lab environments and test equipment. Experience working with Windows and Linux operating systems. Experience with lab equipment such as network equipment, cables, environmental chambers, cooling systems, etc. Hands-on experience with soldering, hardware rework, cabling, connectors, and lab assembly - an advantage. Experience…