The board
- Where
- San Jose
- Posted
- Jul 23
Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence. We co-design chips, racks, software, and manufacturing to deliver best-in-class throughput and latency across both prefill and decode workloads. Our first products are heavily focused on inference. 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
Etched is seeking a Manufacturing Design Program Manager to drive technical manufacturing readiness across new product introduction and mass production for our transformer-specific AI systems. This highly cross-functional individual contributor role sits at the intersection of design engineering, test engineering, SMT, FATP, supply chain, and operations.
What you'd do
- Drive manufacturing technical readiness across NPI and mass production in close partnership with hardware design, test engineering, SMT engineering, FATP process engineering, supply chain, and operations teams.
- Lead DFM reviews across L6, L10, and L11 assemblies, identifying manufacturability risks, integration challenges, and process constraints early in the product development cycle.
- Own manufacturing readiness for assigned programs, tracking build readiness, factory execution, process capability, yield, schedule, and key manufacturing risks.
- Coordinate cross-functional execution across prototype, EVT, DVT, PVT, and production builds, ensuring manufacturing deliverables remain on schedule.
- Partner with contract manufacturers and supply chain teams to develop production plans, line bring-up schedules, tooling readiness, and factory ramp strategies.
- Drive issue resolution during engineering and production builds through structured root cause analysis and cross-functional coordination.
- Monitor manufacturing KPIs including yield, cycle time, quality, and factory readiness while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Prepare and communicate manufacturing status, risks, mitigation plans, and execution updates to engineering leadership and executive stakeholders.
- Partner closely with design engineering to ensure manufacturing considerations are incorporated throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Travel to domestic and international manufacturing partners as needed to support production readiness and critical builds.
What they want
- 7+ years of experience in hardware engineering, with experience transitioning into Technical Program Management, Design Program Management, or Manufacturing Program Management.
- Strong preference for candidates with a background in mechanical, electrical, systems, or manufacturing engineering who have led cross-functional hardware programs through NPI and production.
- Experience managing manufacturing readiness for complex electromechanical systems or high-performance compute hardware.
- Strong understanding of manufacturing development phases including EVT, DVT, PVT, and production ramp.
- Experience leading DFM reviews and partnering closely with hardware engineering throughout product development.
- Experience working directly with contract manufacturers, FATP partners, or ODM/OEM manufacturing operations.
- Excellent cross-functional program management skills with the ability to coordinate engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and operations teams.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience driving manufacturing issue resolution.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presenting program status, risks, and tradeoffs to senior leadership.
- Willingness to work in-person from our San Jose office and travel internationally to manufacturing partners as needed.
What you get
- 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