Thermal Lab Lead
Etched · San Jose
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At a glance
Highlights
- Lead world-class thermal lab testing high-performance data center products.
- Commission CDUs and liquid-cooled racks for cutting-edge inference hardware.
- Partner on cooling loops and future thermal lab buildout including 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 for those living within walking distance of the office
- Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
- Wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
- Daily lunch and dinner in office
- Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
Ideal candidate
Hands-on lab leader who thrives on ownership and organization, energized by building test infrastructure from scratch to validate cutting-edge AI hardware on aggressive timelines.
Requirements
- Relevant technical education such as associate's degree, technical diploma, or bachelor's degree 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, as well as 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 sufficient 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
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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