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Electrical Engineer, Hardware Systems

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San Jose$150k - $350kFull-timePosted 3mo ago

About the role

Electrical Engineer developing hardware for frontier AI infrastructure, focusing on accelerator systems including mezzanine and base boards, with emphasis on inference workloads in a fully in-person San Jose environment.

Responsibilities

  • Lead schematic design of the mezzanine card and base board for Etched’s accelerator systems
  • Work with Signal Integrity, PCB, and Mechanical Engineering to solve system level design problems
  • Collaborate with ODMs/OEMs on system requirements, including bringup and validation plans
  • Understand datacenter customer requirements and ensure our servers meet them
  • Bring up of system base board and mezzanine card
  • Create and manage PCBA documentation including BOMs and special assembly processes
  • Define test plans and test equipment for bring-up and manufacturing

Qualifications

  • 5-10 years of experience in complex server/switch system design and development
  • Extensive experience on 100G Ethernet, PCIe Gen5, I2C, SPI, UART interfaces
  • Familiar with modern AI/datacenter system architecture
  • Proven track record of designing systems alongside silicon
  • Deep understanding of datacenter needs, especially with respect to high power (>10 kW) AI servers
  • Passionate about modern AIs like ChatGPT, and willing to learn about them on the job

Skills

Required:Schematic designSystem bring-upSignal IntegrityPCB designDocumentation (PCBA, BOMs)

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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