Relevant technical education or equivalent hands-on experience in engineering or related fields.
Hands-on experience with single-phase liquid-cooled assemblies and related components.
Proficient in selecting, installing, and troubleshooting instrumentation for thermal testing.
Ability to independently build and troubleshoot test setups and document results.
Working knowledge of heat transfer and fluid flow for interpreting test results.
Experience in developing and validating test automation and data-analysis workflows.
Strong organizational and documentation skills.
Responsibilities
Lead daily operations of the thermal lab, managing equipment and inventory.
Develop test plans and procedures in collaboration with thermal engineering.
Oversee test setup, execution, and data quality review against objectives.
Create and maintain automation tools for testing and data analysis.
Coordinate testing requests, establish priorities, and forecast resource needs.
Guide thermal technicians in testing activities and review their work.
Maintain lab procedures and ensure equipment safety and calibration.
Benefits
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision packages with generous coverage.
$500 monthly credit for waiving medical benefits.
$2,500 monthly housing subsidy for nearby residents.
Relocation support for new hires moving to San Jose.
Wellness benefits covering fitness and mental health.
Daily lunch and dinner provided in the office.
Unlimited compute budget with ROI justification.
Full Job Description
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated person to join our team as Thermal Lab Lead where you will help build and maintain a world class thermal lab to support the testing of all the thermal assemblies of our high-performance data center products. You will play a key role in the development lifecycle of Etched products, interfacing with engineers and enabling the testing and validation of cutting edge thermal designs. You will also work closely with lab operations on future lab build outs and deployment of CDUs and liquid cooled racks. You will interface with thermal technicians, plan, and delegate tests to meet aggressive timelines. This position requires very high hands-on ownership, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills to support continuous high speed growth.
Key responsibilities
Lead day-to-day thermal lab operations, including test benches, equipment, and consumables inventory.
Develop test plans and procedures in partnership with thermal engineering.
Own test setup, instrumentation, execution, data-quality review, and reporting against agreed objectives and acceptance criteria.
Develop, maintain, and validate automation tools for test execution, data acquisition, and data reduction and analysis.
Coordinate testing requests across multiple teams, establish priorities with stakeholders, and forecast equipment, capacity, and staffing bottlenecks.
Lead thermal technicians, assign testing activities, provide technical guidance, and review completed work.
Maintain lab procedures and coordinate equipment maintenance, calibration, and safe operating practices with lab operations.
Partner with lab operations to plan future lab capabilities, equipment, and infrastructure.
Assist with the installation, integration, and commissioning of primary and secondary cooling loops in partnership with facilities, lab operations, equipment vendors, and qualified contractors.
Assemble thermal test vehicles, including wiring and soldering of PCBs and heaters.
Commission CDUs and liquid-cooled racks to support lab testing.
Assist in the design and buildout of Etched thermal labs in Taiwan.
You may be a good fit if you have
Relevant technical education-such as an associate's degree, technical diploma, or bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, mechatronics, instrumentation, or a 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.
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.
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
How we're different
Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.
We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), 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 and work across disciplines as needed.
