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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 . About the Role We are seeking an experienced Director of Design for Test (DFT) to lead our DFT engineering efforts for the Scorpio family of PCIe switch products. In this critical leadership role, you will define and execute the DFT strategy for complex, high-speed SerDes-based switching solutions, ensuring optimal testability, yield, and quality while enabling cost-effective manufacturing at scale. This role requires deep expertise in advanced packaging technologies including 2.5D and 3D integration, as our products leverage cutting-edge multi-die architectures. Key Responsibilities DFT Strategy & Leadership Define and drive the comprehensive DFT strategy for PCIe Gen3/4/5/6 switch products with 2.5D/3D packaging Lead and mentor a team of DFT engineers across multiple product development cycles Collaborate with design, verification, packaging, and product engineering teams to optimize test coverage and manufacturing cost Establish DFT best practices, methodologies, and flows for complex multi-billion transistor designs in advanced packaging configurations Advanced Packaging DFT Architecture Develop DFT strategies for 2.5D/3D heterogeneous integration architectures: Multi-die test access and coordination through silicon interposers Through-Silicon Via (TSV) testing and characterization Die-to-die interface testing and Known Good Die (KGD) strategies Chiplet-level DFT with system-level test integration Hybrid bonding and micro-bump interconnect testing Architect test access mechanisms for: Inter-die communication channels and high-bandwidth interfaces HBM/DRAM interfaces in 2.5D configurations Power delivery network testing across multiple dies Thermal and reliability test structures Define pre-bond and post-bond test strategies: Individual die screening and KGD qualification Stack-level testing for 3D integrated circuits Package-level test optimization and cost reduction Technical Execution Architect and implement advanced DFT features including: Scan insertion, ATPG, and compression strategies for multi-die systems Memory BIST (MBIST) for embedded SRAM and register files Logic BIST (LBIST) for at-speed testing IEEE 1149.1 (JTAG) and IEEE 1687 (IJTAG) for die-level and package-level access IEEE 1838 (3D-DFT) standards for 3D stacked die test High-speed SerDes BIST and loopback testing across die boundaries Analog/mixed-signal test hooks and observability Built-in Self-Repair (BISR) for redundancy management Drive fault coverage targets (>99% stuck-at, >95% transition) across all dies Optimize test time and ATE costs while maintaining quality metrics Define and implement production test programs and diagnostic capabilities for packaged devices Cross-Functional Collaboration Partner with physical design and packaging teams to optimize DFT area, timing, and package routing impact Work with silicon validation teams to enable post-silicon debug and characterization of multi-die systems Collaborate with manufacturing, assembly, and test engineering for seamless production ramp Interface with OSAT partners, substr