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# Senior Manager, Global Environmental Health & Safety at Astera Labs

- **Company:** Astera Labs
- **Location:** San Jose, CA
- **Posted:** 2026-10-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-16
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/asteralabs/jobs/4743072005

## Job description

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](http://www.asteralabs.com/).

The Opportunity

At Astera Labs, we are building the connectivity foundation that powers the world's most advanced AI and cloud infrastructure. As our Senior Manager, Global Environmental Health & Safety, you will play a critical role in protecting our employees, enabling resilient business operations, and supporting our global growth.

This is a highly visible leadership role responsible for developing and scaling Astera Labs' Global EH&S program while driving emergency preparedness and crisis management initiatives across our worldwide footprint. You will partner closely with Real Estate & Workplace, Safety & Security, Facilities, Legal, HR, and business leaders to create safe, compliant, and resilient work environments that support innovation and operational excellence.

The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker and hands-on operator who thrives in a fastpaced, high-growth environment. You are passionate about building programs from the ground up, influencing organizations, and creating a culture where safety and preparedness are embedded into everything we do.

## About the Team

The Real Estate & Workplace team creates the environments, programs, and experiences that enable Astera Labs employees to do their best work. We partner across the company to ensure our offices, labs, and workplaces are safe, scalable, and prepared for the future. As a leader within this organization, you will establish and drive a global EH&S strategy while strengthening emergency preparedness and crisis response capabilities across our offices and laboratory environments worldwide.

## What You'll Do

Global EH&S Program Leadership

- Own and continuously evolve Astera Labs' global Environmental Health & Safety strategy, policies, standards, and programs.
- Ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, local, and international EH&S regulations.
- Develop scalable EH&S governance frameworks, processes, and performance metrics to support company growth.
- Lead enterprise-wide risk assessments and implement mitigation strategies to reduce operational risk.
- Drive hazard identification, incident prevention, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Serve as the company's primary EH&S subject matter expert and trusted advisor to leadership teams.
- Build and manage strategic vendor partnerships that support EH&S compliance, inspections, training, and program execution.
- Manage EH&S operating budgets while identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness and efficiency.

Compliance & Management Systems

- Establish, maintain, and continuously improve environmental, health, and safety management systems.
- Lead internal audits, third-party assessments, and regulatory inspections.
- Monitor emerging regulatory requirements and ensure timely implementation of program updates.
- Maintain required EH&S documentation, records, policies, procedures, and training materials.
- Serve as the primary point of contact with applicable regulatory agencies and government authorities.
- Support and maintain ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management system requirements.

Emergency Preparedness & Crisis Management

- Partner with Safety & Security on Astera Labs' corporate crisis management framework and program governance.
- Develop and maintain site-specific emergency response plans for global offices and labs.
- Establish and lead emergency response teams across global locations.
- Partner with Safety & Security and Facilities teams to conduct drills, exercises, and readiness assessments.
- Develop employee communications, awareness campaigns, and training programs that strengthen organizational preparedness.Culture & Engagement
- Champion a proactive safety culture across the organization.
- Drive employee engagement initiatives that increase safety awareness and accountability.
- Develop and deliver global EH&S and crisis management training programs.
- Partner with leaders to integrate safety considerations into workplace operations & laboratory environments.

## What You'll Bring

- 10+ years of progressive experience leading Environmental Health & Safety programs within technology, semiconductor, electronics, manufacturing, or similarly regulated environments.
- Proven experience developing and managing global EH&S programs across multiple locations.
- Experience building scalable programs in high-growth and rapidly evolving organizations.
- Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, environmental compliance requirements, risk management, incident investigation, and corrective action methodologies.
- Experience supporting engineering laboratories, hardware development environments, or related technical operations.
- Demonstrated expertise in emergency preparedness, business continuity, crisis management, and response planning.
- Experience leading drills, exercises, and emergency response programs.
- Working knowledge of ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 management systems.
- Strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills.
- Ability to influence stakeholders and drive alignment across diverse, crossfunctional teams.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organization.
- Professional certifications or related credentials are a plus.
- Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health & Safety, Environmental Science, Occupational Health, Engineering, or a related discipline preferred.

## Why Astera Labs

At Astera Labs, you'll have the opportunity to build and scale programs that directly impact employee wellbeing, operational excellence, and business resilience. You will work alongside talented teams solving complex challenges and helping deliver the infrastructure that powers the next generation of AI and cloud computing.

## Compensation

The estimated base salary range for this position is $180,000 - $230,000 USD annually. Actual compensation will depend on experience, qualifications, location, and skills. In addition to base salary, this position may be eligible for bonus, equity, and benefits programs consistent with Astera Labs compensation practices. We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.

## About Astera Labs

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Astera Labs designs and delivers semiconductor-based connectivity solutions purpose-built to unleash the full potential of cloud and AI infrastructure.
- **Entity Type**: Public (Nasdaq: ALAB)
- **Headquarters**: Santa Clara, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2017
- **Founders**: Jitendra Mohan, Sanjay Gajendra, Casey Morrison

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Semiconductor manufacturing / AI infrastructure connectivity
- **Target customers**: B2B, primarily hyperscale cloud providers and system OEMs (e.g., NVIDIA, AMD, Intel)
- **Mission statement**: To innovate, design, and deliver semiconductor-based connectivity solutions that are purpose-built to unleash the full potential of cloud and AI infrastructure.

## Products & Services
- **Aries PCIe®/CXL™ Smart DSP Retimers**: Silicon ICs, boards, and modules that digitally recover degraded high-speed signals to extend reach and enable higher PCIe/CXL data bandwidth between compute, storage, and network controllers.
- **Taurus Ethernet Smart Cable Modules™**: Hardware modules that increase network connectivity bandwidth between servers and switches over copper media, removing rack-level Ethernet bottlenecks.
- **Leo CXL Memory Connectivity Controllers**: ICs and boards that expand, share, and pool DRAM memory to overcome processor memory bandwidth bottlenecks for AI workloads.
- **Scorpio Smart Fabric Switches**: A family of PCIe 6 fabric switches ranging from 32 to 320 lanes, including the new 320-lane Scorpio X-Series Fabric Switch for AI scale-up fabrics.
- **COSMOS Software Suite**: A connectivity system management and optimization software that enables configuration, monitoring, troubleshooting, and predictive analytics for all Astera Labs products.

## Market Standing
- **Market Cap**: ~$11.6 billion (as of mid-2026)
- **Key Metric - Revenue**: $35 million (annual, reported)
- **Key Metric - Operating Income**: $173.4 million (2025)
- **Key Metric - Net Income**: $219.1 million (2025)
- **Total Funding**: ~$810.75 million (pre-IPO), with Series C ($50M, led by Fidelity) and Series D ($150M, led by Fidelity)
- **IPO Date**: March 20, 2024
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Fidelity, NVIDIA, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel, major hyperscalers
- **Growth Signals**: 92% YoY headcount growth (675 employees); 144 active job postings (+260% YoY); expanded Taiwan operations with a new Cloud-Scale Interop Lab in 2026; shipping millions of devices across all major hyperscalers; 300+ design wins.

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-to-market innovation**: Pioneered first-to-market PCIe, Ethernet, and CXL connectivity products.
- **Patented software-defined platform approach**: Differentiates via a platform that combines silicon hardware with embedded COSMOS software, enabling flexibility, observability, and predictive analytics.
- **Deep hyperscaler relationships**: Trusted partner to the world’s largest cloud providers, with proven interoperability validated in their own Cloud-Scale Interop Lab.
- **Broad product portfolio**: Covers PCIe retimers, Ethernet cable modules, CXL memory controllers, and fabric switches—addressing the full spectrum of AI connectivity bottlenecks.
- **Strong IP and engineering talent**: 443 employees in technical roles; talent sourced from Intel (65), Marvell (37), Texas Instruments (40), AMD (22), and NVIDIA.

## Strategic Focus
- **Scaling AI infrastructure**: Expanding product portfolio and global footprint (12 countries) to meet surging demand for rack-scale AI.
- **Open standards leadership**: All products are grounded in open standards (PCIe, CXL, Ethernet), ensuring interoperability and broad adoption.
- **Taiwan expansion**: Growing engineering presence and Interop Lab in Taiwan to strengthen integration with leading AI platform providers and system manufacturers.
- **Continued innovation**: Shipping the new 320-lane Scorpio X-Series Fabric Switch and expanding the COSMOS software suite for fleet-level management and optimization.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as collaborative, ownership-driven, and focused on solving complex problems together. The company emphasizes diversity and inclusion as drivers of creativity and innovation.
- **Growth**: Astera Labs supports non-linear career growth—employees can deepen expertise (“scale up”) or broaden into new areas (“scale out”). 92% YoY headcount growth signals rapid expansion and opportunity.
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Not explicitly stated, but global operations across 12 countries (including India, Canada, Israel, Taiwan, Vietnam) suggest a flexible, distributed work model.
- **Benefits**: Competitive medical, dental, and vision plans; flexible time off; family planning and parental leave; 401K and retirement plans.
- **Engineering culture**: Strong focus on cutting-edge semiconductor and AI infrastructure technology. High concentration of senior (24%) and specialist (19%) talent. Active internship and new graduate programs.
- **Employee ratings**: 4.5/5.0 on LinkedIn (124 reviews), with high marks for compensation (4.6), culture (4.4), and career development (4.4).

## Sources
1. [Astera Labs Careers Page](https://www.asteralabs.com/careers/)
2. [Astera Labs Official Website](https://www.asteralabs.com/)
3. [Astera Labs LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/astera-labs)
4. [Astera Labs Products Page](https://www.asteralabs.com/products/)
5. [Astera Labs S-1 Filing (SEC)](https://ir.asteralabs.com/static-files/7103a4cb-aa6b-4f11-a4b0-f179cd4c5bee)

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