# Thermal Manufacturing Engineer 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: Mid level
- Location: San Jose
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-07-27
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/etched/7b34b2af-a0dc-42fa-8c19-7e27cf9c68af
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/etched-thermal-manufacturing-engineer/

## About the role

We are seeking a Thermal Manufacturing Engineer to own the development, qualification, and scaling of thermal management manufacturing processes for Etched's silicon-to-system products. This role is focused on liquid cooling systems—primarily cold plates—and the manufacturing processes required to bring them from prototype to high-volume production.

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or thermal systems manufacturing, with direct hands-on experience producing liquid cold plates or heat exchangers
- Demonstrated expertise in two or more of the following cold plate fabrication processes: skiving, vacuum brazing, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding, gun drilling, or extrusion-based channel formation
- Strong understanding of aluminum and copper alloy properties, braze alloy selection, and metallurgical failure modes relevant to thermal hardware
- Experience qualifying cold plate manufacturers and running process capability studies (Cpk, GR&R) for leak rate, flatness, pressure drop, and thermal resistance
- Hands-on experience with cold plate inspection and test methods: helium leak testing, hydrostatic pressure testing, flow/pressure-drop characterization, flatness measurement
- Experience with DFM/DFY reviews for cold plate and liquid cooling system designs

Tags: Production