Principal Product Manager (Fiber Connectivity)

• Astera Labs is redefining the connectivity fabric of rack-scale AI infrastructure, with optical connectivity becoming increasingly important to the next generation of scale-up and scale out systems
• As a Principal Product Manager for Fiber Connectivity, you will own the link between AI system architecture and commercial product adoption
• You will define a portfolio of passive optical connectivity solutions, set customer-driven product requirements, and drive products from concept through qualification, deployment, and production
• Optical connectivity is becoming a system-level architecture decision in AI infrastructure, not simply a component choice
• This role spans optical performance, system integration, manufacturing scale, supply chain, customer qualification, and commercial execution. You will work with hyperscalers, AI infrastructure companies and optical ecosystem partners
• Define the product strategy and multi-year roadmap for passive optical connectivity at the fiber-to-chip and system interfaces of high-density AI infrastructure
• Identify target applications, market opportunities, technology transitions, and competitive threats, serving as the voice of the customer for hyperscalers, AI infrastructure companies, system OEMs and ecosystem partners
• Set customer-driven product attribute targets and make clear tradeoffs across optical performance, density, cost, manufacturability, reliability, supply chain, adoption, and time to market
• Develop go-to-market strategy and launch plans, including market assessment, competitive analysis, positioning, technical content, and sales enablement
• Execute product development from concept through requirements, development, qualification, customer deployment, production ramp, and sustaining support
• Lead cross-functional relationships across optical, mechanical, electrical, systems, manufacturing, operations, quality, supply chain, applications, sales, and finance
• Establish manufacturing, supplier, automation, quality, reliability, test, yield, capacity, and cost-reduction strategies for high-volume production
• Partner with sales and applications teams to secure design wins, support customer commitments, and drive adoption

Benefits

• Flexible time off in the US
• Parental leave
• 401K
• Retirement and pension plans
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans- Excellent communication, presentation, and cross-functional leadership skills
• 10+ years of experience in product management, product line management, engineering, applications, business development, or a related function
• Willingness to travel internationally as needed
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, materials science, business, or a related field
• Experience in optics, photonics, fiber optics, optical connectivity, optical packaging, or a related technology
• Experience developing and commercializing complex hardware products
• Experience working across engineering, manufacturing, operations, supply chain, sales, and commercial organizations
• MBA or advanced technical degree
• Market knowledge of AI, cloud, networking, data center, server, and high performance computing infrastructure
• Strong understanding of passive optical connectivity, optical coupling, fiber assemblies, connectors, alignment, and optical and mechanical tolerances
• Experience with co-packaged optics, near-package optics, optical I/O, scale-up optical interconnects, or related emerging architectures
• Experience with high-volume manufacturing, supplier qualification, new product introduction, or production ramp
• Proven ability to work directly with hyperscalers, major system companies and optical ecosystem partners