# Facilities Engineering Operations Lead, Data Center at Etched

- Company: Etched
- What the company does: Co-designed chips, racks, and software to push the pareto frontier to best-in-class throughput and interactivity. Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Sequoia.
- Company website: https://www.etched.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Jose
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $200K to $300K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-13
- Apply by: 2026-11-27
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/etched/0338e794-38f8-41a0-a4bb-b764cec2bba5?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/etched-facilities-engineering-operations-lead-data-center/

## About the role

Etched is building a new category of AI hardware: frontier inference clusters. As our Facilities Engineering Operations Lead, you will own day-to-day operations of our AI data center: uptime, incident response, and escalation across power, cooling, and the white space. You'll be the first hire in this function and will build the operating system from scratch, including procedures, maintenance programs, on-call, and alarming, then turn it into the playbook we copy to every site that follows. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 4-8+ years in critical facilities and data center operations, including time as a Lead or Senior Critical Facilities Engineer or a single-site Facilities Manager
- Hands-on experience operating liquid cooling in production (CDUs, direct-to-chip / DLC, secondary fluid loops)
- Deep working knowledge of data center electrical distribution (switchgear, UPS, busway, PDUs) and safe work practices (LOTO, arc flash, NFPA 70E)
- Experience writing and drilling SOPs, MOPs, and EOPs, and running change management and maintenance programs
- Experience leading incident response and root cause analysis
- A track record of managing mechanical, electrical, and fire/life safety vendors

Tags: Operations

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