About Etched
Etched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers - delivering over 10x higher performance and dramatically lower cost and latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history.
Job Summary
As a Manufacturing Mechanical Engineer at Etched, you will own the mechanical manufacturing side of our AI systems, ensuring seamless product introduction from prototype through high-volume ramp. You will collaborate with hardware, electrical, ASIC, and reliability engineering teams to drive manufacturability, yield, and cost efficiency at scale. This role focuses on enclosure and system-level design-for-manufacturing (DFM), tooling and fixture readiness, mechanical bring-up/debug, and sustaining improvements across the full product lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
Lead mechanical manufacturing readiness for New Product Introduction (NPI) and
sustaining engineering activities on the mechanical side, from proto builds through
volume ramp.
Drive Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) reviews for
mechanical parts, enclosures, and cooling systems to ensure scalable and cost-effective
builds.
Develop and qualify high-volume manufacturing processes (CNC machining, die casting,
injection molding, stamping, forging, etc.).
Collaborate with suppliers to define tooling, fixtures, and process controls.
Identify and resolve yield, cosmetic, dimensional, and assembly issues during ramp.
Perform root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.
Validate tooling, equipment, and automation processes.
Ensure process capability (Cp/Cpk) meets Etched standards.
Analyze production data to improve cost, quality, and throughput.
Support global build events and travel internationally to manufacturing sites.
Own tooling, fixtures, and process validation for mechanical subassemblies and system
integration.
Support yield improvement and cost reduction initiatives, including material/process
optimizations and cycle time reduction.
Review and influence Process FMEA and Design FMEA for mechanical systems.
Develop, release, and maintain product documentation and manufacturing
specifications.
Provide leadership in complex issue resolution and supplier technical capability
development.
You may be a good fit if you have
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
5+ years of experience in mechanical manufacturing or product engineering.
Proven experience in enclosure/system builds, thermal design integration, and
mechanical DFM.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes including CNC machining, sheet metal, die
casting, plastics, and cooling solutions.
Hands-on experience with CAD/CAE tools (e.g., Creo, SolidWorks, or similar) and GD&T
practices.
Strong problem-solving skills with focus on yield, manufacturability, and cost
optimization.
Experience collaborating with suppliers, CMs, and ODMs on mechanical part
qualification and ramp.
Familiarity with process validation, DOE, and reliability testing.
Strong communication and teamwork skills to collaborate effectively with cross-
functional teams.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefit package with competitive pay and equity
US onboarding experience in our HQ in Silicon Valley
How we’re different
Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We think most of the progress in the AI field has come
from using more FLOPs to train and run models, and the best way to get more FLOPs is to build
model-specific hardware. Larger and larger training runs encourage companies to consolidate
around fewer model architectures, which creates a market for single-model ASICs.
We are a fully in-person team in San Jose and Taipei, and greatly value engineering skills. We do not have boundaries between engineering and research, and we expect all of our technical staff to contribute to both as needed.
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