Capital Projects Electrical Infrastructure Engineer
Etched is an AI-hardware company building rack-scale frontier inference clusters.
Maintainer signals as of 9/25/2026
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 translate facility and product needs into safe electrical infrastructure designs and deliver projects from planning through handoff. You will assess sites, develop electrical concepts and calculations, review designs and installations, coordinate vendors and construction, commission systems, troubleshoot issues, and establish maintenance standards and documentation.
Requirements
- Applied knowledge of power distribution, three-phase loads, grounding, bonding, protection, power quality, and failure modes
- Typically 5+ years of relevant experience across design, construction, commissioning, troubleshooting, or operations
- Ability to develop or review electrical designs and interpret drawings and specifications
- Knowledge of applicable electrical and building codes and safe electrical work practices
- Experience independently delivering technical work
- Relevant electrical engineering, trade, military, field service, commissioning, or equivalent practical experience
Responsibilities
- Develop electrical load forecasts, capacity plans, and distribution concepts
- Assess sites for infrastructure constraints and expansion options
- Develop single-line diagrams, load calculations, equipment requirements, and layouts
- Review consultant designs, submittals, and field installations
- Deliver electrical projects through procurement, construction, commissioning, and handoff
- Manage project risks, costs, schedules, and technical decisions
- Define commissioning plans and coordinate energization and testing
- Troubleshoot electrical problems and lead root-cause investigations
- Develop maintenance strategies, operating procedures, and handoff documentation
- Build repeatable standards and travel to project sites as needed
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- $2,500 monthly 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 office lunch and dinner
- Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification