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Production Line Supervisor

Etched · San Jose · On-site

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About Etched

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

Etched is building a new category of AI hardware: frontier inference clusters. To deliver them at the pace this market demands, we're bringing manufacturing in-house, starting with the first Etched-operated production line. It will take our server racks from new product introduction (NPI) into high-volume manufacturing. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Experience leading a hands-on team in a fast-paced, physical environment where the work has to be right and on time, such as a factory line, construction crew, commercial kitchen, or restaurant
  • A track record of scheduling people, assigning work, and running a tight, organized shift
  • Experience training new team members and holding them to clear standards and procedures
  • A knack for keeping supplies stocked and work moving, and spotting bottlenecks before they happen
  • Calm, practical judgment when things go wrong mid-shift
  • Clear, direct communication with your team, partner departments, and leadership
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.

Etched is building a new category of AI hardware: frontier inference clusters. To deliver them at the pace this market demands, we're bringing manufacturing in-house, starting with the first Etched-operated production line. It will take our server racks from new product introduction (NPI) into high-volume manufacturing.

As Production Line Supervisor, you'll be the person who makes that line run. You'll hire and train its founding operator team, own the floor every shift, and be the connective tissue between production, inventory, lab operations, test development, and engineering. The way you staff, train, run, and recover this line will become the playbook for every Etched manufacturing site that follows.

This is a ground-floor role: you'll help build a...

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