Platform Solutions Product Management Intern

Job description

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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea"><strong>Location:</strong> Cary, North Carolina<br><strong>Employment type:</strong> Paid, hourly internship</p>
<h2 class="wnfdnti _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">About Astera Labs</h2>
<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Astera Labs develops purpose-built connectivity solutions for rack-scale AI infrastructure. Our Intelligent Connectivity Platform brings together PCIe®, CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, and UALink™ technologies to help customers build high-performance, flexible systems.</p>
<h2 class="wnfdnti _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">The role</h2>
<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">As a Platform Solutions Product Management Intern, you will help shape platform solutions that combine Astera Labs connectivity products with complete AI and cloud infrastructure systems. You will work with product managers, hardware and firmware engineers, applications teams, marketing, and ecosystem partners to understand requirements, organize priorities, and turn technical findings into clear product and platform decisions.</p>
<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">This internship is an opportunity to build technical product-management experience across high-speed connectivity, reference architectures, system validation, partner ecosystems, and software-enabled platform solutions.</p>
<h2 class="wnfdnti _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">What you’ll do</h2>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Research platform, customer, partner, and ecosystem needs across AI servers, rack-scale systems, and networking infrastructure.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Help translate technical and market inputs into product requirements, user stories, use cases, and prioritized backlogs.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Support product roadmap planning by organizing requirements, dependencies, milestones, risks, and open questions.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Work with engineering and applications teams to understand PCIe®, CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, UALink™, switch, retimer, and platform capabilities.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Support reference-design and proof-of-concept planning, including success criteria, demonstrations, and transition considerations.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Analyze platform-validation results, customer feedback, and competitive or ecosystem information to identify product opportunities and gaps.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Prepare concise technical briefs, presentations, requirements documents, status updates, and decision materials for cross-functional stakeholders.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Help maintain product-management workflows, including Jira work items, requirements trackers, meeting notes, and action-item follow-up.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Collaborate with hardware, firmware, product applications, field applications, marketing, and external ecosystem teams to keep platform efforts aligned.</p>
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<h2 class="wnfdnti _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">What you bring</h2>
<h3 class="wnfdnti _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">Basic qualifications</h3>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Currently pursuing a bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Foundational understanding of computer systems, digital hardware, software, networking, or high-speed connectivity.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Strong analytical, organizational, and written and verbal communication skills.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Ability to understand technical information, ask effective questions, and summarize complex topics clearly.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience through coursework, projects, research, student organizations, or internships with technical problem-solving or project coordination.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Familiarity with spreadsheets, presentations, documentation tools, or project-tracking systems.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">A hands-on work ethic, curiosity, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-moving environment.</p>
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<h3 class="wnfdnti _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">Preferred qualifications</h3>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Familiarity with PCIe®, CXL®, Ethernet, NVLink, UALink™, AI infrastructure, server platforms, or networking systems.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience gathering requirements, writing user stories, creating product or project plans, or maintaining a backlog.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Exposure to reference designs, system validation, proof-of-concept development, or customer and ecosystem-partner collaboration.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Experience with Jira, Confluence, data analysis, competitive research, or technical market research.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Interest in product lifecycle management from requirements and design through validation, deployment, and production.</p>
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<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.</p>
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<h2 class="wnfdnti _1ibi0s33y _1ibi0s34u">Internship experience and compensation</h2>
<p class="wnfdntu _1ibi0s3f5 _1ibi0s3ce _1ibi0s3ea">This is a paid, hourly U.S. internship. The applicable hourly rate is determined as part of the offer process and specified in the offer letter, depending on education level ranges form $35/hour to $55/hour. U.S. interns currently receive a $500-per-week housing/relocation stipend for the duration of the internship. Interns participate in Early Career programming, including technical and professional-development sessions, community events, and an end-of-program project presentation.</p>
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