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Product Quality Engineer

Etched· Production
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San Jose$150k - $275kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Etched is hiring a Product Quality Engineer to own quality assurance across suppliers, contract manufacturers, and integration partners for advanced AI hardware builds, driving inspection/test strategies, root-cause investigations, and ensuring systems meet performance and reliability standards.

Responsibilities

  • Lead quality assurance across semiconductor (ASIC/chip), PCB/A, L6 component suppliers, L10 server manufacturers, and L11 rack integration partners in the US and overseas
  • Establish and maintain IQC, IPQC, and OQC processes, including inspection criteria, control plans, and quality gates across incoming materials, PCB/A manufacturing, system assembly, and rack integration
  • Partner with suppliers and contract manufacturers to oversee SMT processes, including SPI, AOI, and X-ray inspection, ensuring process capability and defect prevention throughout PCB/A production
  • Partner with Test Engineering to define system-level test coverage, burn-in protocols, reliability validation, and production acceptance criteria
  • Drive failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and structured corrective and preventive actions using 8D, CAPA, and FMEA methodologies
  • Track, analyze, and report quality metrics including yield, Cpk/SPC, defect density, escapes, and DPPM, driving data-based improvements with engineering and operations teams
  • Participate in ECO reviews, configuration changes, and NPI build reviews to establish and enforce quality gates throughout product introduction and production ramp
  • Conduct supplier audits and ensure adherence to applicable quality standards (ISO/AS, IPC) and Etched manufacturing requirements
  • Collaborate with Manufacturing Operations to improve line capability, documentation, training, process controls, and continuous improvement initiatives across suppliers and manufacturing partners

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in quality engineering, supplier quality, or manufacturing quality supporting ASIC/chip, semiconductor, PCB/A, server, or other high-performance hardware products
  • Hands-on experience supporting quality across L6 components, L10 server assembly, and L11 rack integration with Tier 1 contract manufacturers and/or ODMs
  • Strong working knowledge of PCB/A manufacturing processes, including SMT, SPI, AOI, and X-ray inspection
  • Demonstrated experience establishing and managing IQC, IPQC, and OQC quality systems in high-volume manufacturing environments
  • Deep knowledge of 8D, CAPA, FMEA, SPC, Cpk, control plans, and statistical process control
  • Experience tracking and improving manufacturing quality metrics such as yield, DPPM, defect density, and production escapes
  • Familiarity with server assembly, burn-in, and system-level test workflows
  • Excellent cross-functional communication skills to drive alignment across engineering, operations, suppliers, and contract manufacturers
  • On-site work preference at supplier and CM factories to resolve production issues in real time

Skills

Required:Quality engineering

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
  • $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
  • Housing subsidy of $2,500 per month for those living within walking distance of the office
  • Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
  • Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
  • Daily lunch and dinner in our office
  • Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Etched is building frontier inference clusters: co-designs chips, racks, software and manufacturing to push the pareto frontier for AI hardware.

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