What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Principal DSP Architect position at Astera Labs?
Job Description :
As a Sr. Principal DSP Architect, you will join a team of DSP / Systems experts, digital designers, and mixed-signal design engineers developing advanced DSP SerDes for next-generation 400G per lane wireline and optical interconnect for AI systems. The DSP architecture team is responsible for the following job functions.
- Research novel modulation, equalization, and FEC techniques for 400G per lane wireline and optical systems.
- Create DSP and FEC algorithms, bit / cycle-accurate C / C models, and hardware block specifications appropriate for RTL implementation.
- Work with the digital team / firmware team to optimize and implement DSP algorithms in hardware / firmware.
- Hands-on involvement in post-silicon performance tuning and optimization.
- Guide test plans for lab characterization.
- Provide support for internal customers deploying SerDes IP.
Basic Qualifications :
Master’s degree and / or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related fields with 5-10 years of experience with DSP architectures and algorithm development.
Required Skills :
Additional Useful Skills :
The base salary range is $160,000.00 USD—$260,000.00 USD. Your base salary will be determined based on location, experience, and similar-position employees' pay.
Salary : $160,000 - $260,000
