Optical Mechanical Design Engineer, Staff
Astera Labs(4 days ago)
About this role
A Mechanical Design Engineer, Staff at Astera Labs will develop and validate micro-mechanical components for fiber-optic applications, focusing on design, simulation, tape-out, and testing. The role includes prototyping (including 3D printing) and maturing designs for mass manufacturing with external partners. The position is based in Aachen, Germany and supports Astera Labs' rack-scale AI connectivity solutions.
Required Skills
- Mechanical Design
- Micro-Mechanics
- Photonics
- Optical Communications
- 3D Printing
- Manufacturing
- Simulation
- Layout
- Semiconductor Fabrication
- Packaging
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Qualifications
- PhD
- MS in Electrical Engineering
- MS in Applied Physics
- MS in Physics
About Astera Labs
asteralabs.comAstera Labs is a semiconductor company that builds purpose‑built connectivity silicon and system solutions for rack‑scale AI and modern data centers. They design high‑speed retimers, PHY/connectivity devices, interposers and companion firmware/software that extend signal reach, improve link reliability, and enable PCIe/CXL and other accelerator interconnects across cables and backplanes. Astera’s products add telemetry, error monitoring and management features to simplify integration for OEMs, cloud providers and hyperscalers. The company focuses on enabling scalable, low‑latency multi‑node AI training and inference systems.