Build Engineer
Etched is an AI-hardware company building rack-scale frontier inference clusters.
Funding history
About Etched
Etched co-designs chips, racks, software, and manufacturing systems for efficient inference of frontier AI models, targeting throughput, latency, cost, and power efficiency across prefill and decode workloads.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will own internal rack and subassembly builds from kickoff through delivery. You will plan schedules, ensure material and staffing readiness, conduct clear-to-build checks, and resolve shortages. You will create build procedures, review designs for manufacturability, specify tooling, integrate rack subsystems, run tests, lead technicians, track risks, and improve processes for production scale.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, manufacturing, or aerospace engineering, physics, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Hands-on experience building hardware
- Track record of owning a build or hardware program end to end and delivering it on time
- Working knowledge of manufacturing and assembly processes, drawings, and GD&T
- Ability to work alongside technicians and communicate clearly with technicians, engineers, and leadership
- Ability to work quickly with incomplete information and remain calm when builds encounter issues
Responsibilities
- Own internal rack and subassembly builds from kickoff to delivery
- Plan build schedules, material readiness, staffing, and on-time completion
- Run clear-to-build checks against bills of materials and resolve shortages
- Write and maintain build procedures, work instructions, and travelers
- Manage transitions from development builds to production
- Review CAD models and drawings for manufacturability, assembly, and serviceability issues
- Design or specify fixtures, tooling, and build stations
- Integrate mechanical, thermal, power, and electrical subsystems into rack assemblies
- Develop and run test procedures
- Lead build technicians and troubleshoot build issues
- Simplify build flows to reduce cycle time
- Track build status, risks, and blockers
- Turn build lessons into scalable processes and documentation
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- $2,500 per month housing subsidy for employees living within walking distance of the office
- Relocation support for moves to San Jose
- Wellness benefits covering fitness and mental health
- Daily lunch and dinner in the office
- Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification