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Thermal Lab Lead

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

We are seeking a highly motivated person to join our team as Thermal Lab Lead where you will help build and maintain a world class thermal lab to support the testing of all the thermal assemblies of our high-performance data center products. You will play a key role in the development lifecycle of Etched products, interfacing with engineers and enabling the testing and validation of cutting edge thermal designs. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Relevant technical education—such as an associate’s degree, technical diploma, or bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, mechatronics, instrumentation, or a related field—or equivalent hands-on experience
  • Hands-on experience testing single-phase liquid-cooled assemblies, including cold plates, manifolds, quick disconnects, and CDUs
  • Experience selecting, installing, and troubleshooting instrumentation such as flowmeters, thermocouples, and pressure transducers, as well as operating chillers and liquid-cooling test equipment
  • Demonstrated ability to independently build and troubleshoot test setups, assess measurement quality, and document reliable results
  • Working knowledge of heat transfer and fluid flow sufficient to interpret test results and troubleshoot thermal-fluid systems
  • Experience developing, debugging, and validating test automation and data-analysis workflows
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 seeking a highly motivated person to join our team as Thermal Lab Lead where you will help build and maintain a world class thermal lab to support the testing of all the thermal assemblies of our high-performance data center products. You will play a key role in the development lifecycle of Etched products, interfacing with engineers and enabling the testing and validation of cutting edge thermal designs. You will also work closely with lab operations on future lab build outs and deployment of CDUs and liquid cooled racks. You will interface with thermal technicians, plan, and delegate tests to meet aggressive timelines. This position requires very high hands-on ownership, attention to detail, and excellent organizational skills to support...

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