Co-designed chips, racks, and software to push the pareto frontier to best-in-class throughput and interactivity. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia.
About the role
We are looking for a Lead Chip Simulation Engineer to drive the technical direction and development of our custom AI accelerator simulation infrastructure. Our chip simulation team builds the hardware models that enable software development, debugging, and hardware-software co-design before silicon is available. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Deep expertise in C/C++ and low-level systems software development
- Experience leading complex technical projects and guiding other engineers through design, implementation, and code reviews
- Strong understanding of computer architecture, hardware-software interfaces, and systems programming
- Experience building or developing hardware simulators, architectural models, or other complex systems software
- Ability to make architectural decisions, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and maintain high engineering standards
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills across hardware and software boundaries
More about this role
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.
We are looking for a Lead Chip Simulation Engineer to drive the technical direction and development of our custom AI accelerator simulation infrastructure.
Our chip simulation team builds the hardware models that enable software development, debugging, and hardware-software co-design before silicon is available.
In this role, you will guide engineers working on our bit-accurate, cycle-aware chip simulator, review designs and code, and ensure the team builds accurate, performant, and maintainable simulation infrastructure. You'll work closely with hardware architects, firmware, kernel, and software teams to identify technical challenges, set priorities, and enable early development of our full software stack.
This is a highly technical leadership role for...
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