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Thermal Lab Lead

Etched · San Jose

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Building hardware for frontier AI inference with best-in-class throughput.
  • Lead day-to-day operations of a world-class thermal testing lab.
  • Help expand thermal lab capabilities including a buildout in Taiwan.

What they offer

  • Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
  • $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
  • Housing subsidy of $2,500 per month near office
  • Relocation support 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

Hands-on lab leader who thrives on ownership, organization and aggressive timelines, energized by building reliable test operations to bring cutting-edge data center hardware to life.

Requirements

  • Relevant technical education such as associate's, technical diploma, or bachelor's in engineering, engineering technology, mechatronics, instrumentation or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
  • Hands-on experience testing single-phase liquid-cooled assemblies, including cold plates, manifolds, quick disconnects, and CDUs
  • Experience selecting, installing, and troubleshooting instrumentation such as flowmeters, thermocouples, and pressure transducers, and operating chillers and liquid-cooling test equipment
  • Demonstrated ability to independently build and troubleshoot test setups, assess measurement quality, and document reliable results
  • Working knowledge of heat transfer and fluid flow to interpret test results and troubleshoot thermal-fluid systems
  • Experience developing, debugging, and validating test automation and data-analysis workflows
  • Experience coordinating competing testing priorities and providing technical direction to technicians
  • Excellent organizational and documentation skills
remote policy
fully in-person, no remote

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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