Manufacturing Engineering Lead, SMT
Etched · San Jose, California, US
About Etched Etched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers - delivering over 10x higher performance and dramaticall...
Job description
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: We are hiring a Manufacturing Engineering Lead, SMT, to drive fabrication excellence across complex, high-performance hardware systems. In this role, you will operate at the intersection of PCBA design and fabrication, ensuring world-class quality, yield, reliability, and scalability. You will collaborate closely with electrical engineers, PCBA layout designers, and fabrication partners to influence designs from early architecture through mass production. This role requires deep technical expertise in multilayer PCBA fabrication processes, strong cross-functional leadership, and rigorous execution to ensure manufacturabili...