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Capital Projects - Electrical Infrastructure Engineer

Etched· Platform
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San JoseFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Electrical infrastructure engineer overseeing electrical systems from chip to rack to data center, owning design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handoff for Etched’s hardware-focused facilities.

Responsibilities

  • Translate stakeholder needs into electrical load forecasts, capacity plans, design criteria, and distribution concepts for bench, lab, rack test, and data center environments.
  • Assess prospective sites and identify infrastructure constraints and expansion options.
  • Develop single-line diagrams, load calculations, equipment requirements, and preliminary layouts. Evaluate distribution architectures and equipment including transformers, switchgear, UPS, generators, ATS, panelboards, busway, and rack power distribution.
  • Lead technical reviews of consultant designs, equipment submittals, and field installations. Scope and review short-circuit, protection coordination, arc-flash, and power-quality studies with qualified design partners; resolve constructability, maintainability, and system integration issues.
  • Own assigned electrical projects through scope definition, equipment selection, procurement support, construction coordination, commissioning, and handoff. Develop BOM and specs, evaluate technical proposals, track cost and schedule impacts, and hold vendors accountable for deliverables.
  • Rapidly assess changing requirements, identify downstream impacts, and recommend options balancing safety, capacity, reliability, cost, and schedule; drive changes into coordinated designs and field execution.
  • Define commissioning plans and acceptance criteria; coordinate energization, shutdowns, load testing, and integrated system testing with qualified personnel; verify performance and drive deficiencies to closure.
  • Troubleshoot electrical problems, lead root-cause investigations, and deliver corrective actions using metering, monitoring, and trend data to identify capacity and reliability risks.
  • Partner with operations on electrical maintenance strategy, critical spares, training, and independently authored operating and maintenance procedures; provide technical incident support and ensure complete as-builts, settings, test records, and handoff documentation.
  • Build repeatable standards, design tools, and lessons learned; mentor teammates and improve how the team delivers infrastructure; coordinate across disciplines and geographic regions; travel to project sites; support planned shutdowns or commissioning outside normal business hours as needed.

Qualifications

  • Strong applied electrical fundamentals and the ability to reason through power distribution, three-phase loads, grounding and bonding, protection, power quality, and failure modes.
  • Typically 5+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated ownership across design, construction, commissioning, troubleshooting, or operations.
  • Ability to develop or critically review electrical designs, interpret drawings and specifications, quantify system constraints, and reconcile documentation with field conditions.
  • Record of independently delivering meaningful technical work: explaining the problem, evaluating options, making decisions, and verifying the outcome.
  • Practical knowledge of applicable electrical and building codes and safe electrical work practices, with judgment on when to involve licensed engineers or qualified specialists.
  • Comfort with ambiguity, changing priorities, and multiple projects; clear communication, constructive challenge of assumptions, progress while managing risk.
  • Electrical engineering degree, apprenticeship or trade progression, military technical training, field service, commissioning, or equivalent practical experience; degree not required.

Skills

Required:Electrical load forecastingSingle-line diagrams and load calculationsPower distribution equipment knowledgeTechnical review leadershipCode compliance and safety

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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