Senior Principal Photonics Test Engineer is open at Astera Labs in San Jose, California, United States. The posting gives a salary of $185K - $240K. Posted on May 19, 2026, and still on Astera Labs’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
We are seeking a highly technical and hands-on Senior Principal Photonics Test Engineer to serve as the technical authority for photonics test engineering across our product portfolio. This role will define end-to-end test architectures and drive advanced test development for silicon photonics devices, subsystems, and optical modules from early R&D through high-volume manufacturing. The ideal candidate brings deep…
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