Formal Verification Manager

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.

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.

Role Overview

Astera Labs is establishing a strategic R&D center in Israel to drive the development of complex semiconductor chips that solve the critical 'data bottlenecks' enabling the future of AI at scale. As we expand our presence in Israel, we're seeking a visionary Formal Verification Manager to help build our local engineering powerhouse from the ground up. This is a unique opportunity to take on meaningful product ownership in a new site, defining the formal verification strategy for chips that power the world's largest AI clusters.

As the Formal Verification Manager, you will be a foundational member of our Israel R&D center, leading the formal verification activities that prove the correctness of complex connectivity designs. You won't just execute tasks—you will build and mentor a high-performing team, establish verification methodologies, and ensure our silicon meets rigorous correctness standards before tapeout. You will bridge Architecture, Design, and DV teams to identify verification needs and drive the adoption of advanced formal techniques that accelerate our time to market while maintaining the highest quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Building & Leadership
• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing Formal Verification team in Israel
• Own the formal verification activities across the R&D center
• Guide engineers in creating formal environments, analyzing complex designs, and applying advanced formal techniques
• Methodology & Strategy Development
• Define formal verification methodologies and strategies to prove correctness of designs
• Own and develop formal verification environments from scratch to sign-off
• Develop generic common formal functions for reuse across projects
• Cross-Functional Collaboration & Technical Excellence
• Work closely with Architecture, Design, and DV teams to identify verification needs and design requirements
• Analyze verification results, identify bugs, and collaborate with designers to resolve issues
• Drive adoption of formal verification techniques to complement traditional verification approaches
  

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field
• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Formal Verification at semiconductor companies
• Deep expertise in formal verification methodologies, tools, and flows
• Proven experience leading teams or projects with excellent communication skills and a "can-do" approach
• Strong understanding of RTL design and verification principles
• Experience with industry-standard formal verification tools (Jasper, VC Formal, or similar)
  
  

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
• Managerial experience in chip design or verification domain
• Experience with SystemVerilog UVM-based design verification
• Knowledge of networking standards (Ethernet, NVLink, UALink, PCIe)
• Background in high-speed serial interface verification