Strategic Buyer
Etched · San Jose
Infrastructureonsitemid-level
At a glance
Highlights
- Build the procurement backbone behind frontier AI inference hardware programs.
- Own purchasing across lab equipment, facilities and production support.
- Partner with engineering and ops to source critical hardware and services.
What they offer
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- $2,500 per month housing subsidy near office
- Relocation support for moves to San Jose (Santana Row)
- Wellness benefits covering fitness and mental health
- Daily lunch and dinner in office
- Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
Ideal candidate
A high-ownership operator with 3-5 years in procurement who thrives in ambiguity and loves closing messy, urgent loops. You enjoy earning trust across teams and moving fast to keep hardware programs running.
Requirements
- 3–5 years in procurement, purchasing, supply chain, NPI or manufacturing operations
- Hands-on experience issuing and tracking POs, managing RFQs and negotiating with suppliers
- Experience with ERP/procurement tools such as NetSuite, Mesh, SAP, or Ramp
- Familiarity with vendor onboarding, NDAs, W-9s, and invoice/payment workflows
- Strong written communication and commercial instincts to challenge pricing
- High ownership, comfortable operating in ambiguity with strong follow-through
- remote policy
- fully in-person
Lab profile
About Etched
Building specialized AI chips and systems for frontier inference with best-in-class throughput and latency.
What they build
- Sohu AI inference chip
- AI racks and hardware systems
- Inference software stack
Known for
- Full-stack co-design of chips, racks, software and manufacturing
- Best-in-class throughput and latency for prefill and decode
- Inference-optimized architecture
Key facts
- Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors
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