What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Vice President, AEC position at Astera Labs?
AVP, AEC/SCM Lead
We are seeking a highly experienced leader to drive high-speed product development and technology strategy across a portfolio of advanced interconnect solutions. This role is ideal for someone who combines deep technical expertise with strong cross-functional leadership, deep familiarity with cable manufacturing, and a track record of bringing complex products from concept through qualification and launch.
Role Overview
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.
Key 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.
Required Qualifications
- 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
Salary : $300,000 - $380,000