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 Etched is seeking a versatile Lab Technician to join our hardware team. You will play a crucial role in supporting engineering projects across electrical, thermal, and mechanical disciplines, keeping our state-of-the-art labs running smoothly as we scale to rapid production.

This is a hands-on role. You'll set up experiments, perform debug tasks, collect data, and maintain the organization and functionality of our lab environment. Our engineers move fast and rely on a well-run lab to validate designs, troubleshoot issues, and iterate quickly. If you take pride in keeping complex technical environments running and enjoy being the person teams count on to get things done, this role offers high visibility and real impact.

Key Responsibilities

You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)

• Proven experience as a lab technician or similar role in an engineering environment.
• Basic understanding of electrical circuitry and soldering techniques.
• Familiarity with water cooling systems and general lab maintenance procedures.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary engineering team environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Experienced and comfortable working safely around 50V high-voltage servers.

Strong Candidates May Also Have Experience With (Nice-to-have Qualifications)

• Relevant technical certification or an associate’s degree in engineering technology
• Server or datacenter hardware environments
• Thermal test setups and instrumentation
• Oscilloscopes, multimeters, and other standard EE lab equipment
• Inventory management and lab organization systems{{nth 2}}

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages, including generous equity packages
• Comprehensive insurance coverage and other top-of-market benefits

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.