Prototype Engineering Lead
EtchedAI Inference company
San Jose, United StatesLead
Sequoia Capital
Andreessen Horowitz
Primary Venture Partners
SK Hynix
Jane Street
Peter Thiel
About the role
TL;DR
Lead the setup and operation of an in-house prototyping division for hardware development.
- •Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence, focusing on inference workloads.
- •This role will establish and lead an in-house prototyping division to provide same-day or next-day turnaround on prototype parts for engineering.
- •Key Responsibilities Own the end-to-end stand-up of the prototyping division.
- •Hire, lead, and develop a team of machinists, fabricators, and assembly technicians.
- •Run day-to-day operations against the division's core metric: same-day or next-day turnaround.
- •Build systems for work intake, prioritization, quoting, scheduling, traceability, and inventory.
- •Own the division budget and manage vendor relationships.
- •Stand up quality infrastructure including first-article inspection and calibration.
- •Partner with engineering teams to close design-for-manufacturability feedback loops.
- •Requirements Bachelor's degree in engineering or 4+ years of professional experience in manufacturing/prototype operations. 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, machine shop, or hardware prototyping operations. 2+ years of experience directly leading technicians, machinists, or manufacturing teams.
- •Hands-on experience with CNC machining and/or sheet metal fabrication processes.
Required skills
GitLinuxJiraExcelPowerPoint
Nice-to-have skills
PythonBashNotionSlack
Domain expertise
deeptechai
Benefits & perks
Medical, Dental, Vision, Housing subsidy, Relocation support, Wellness benefits, Daily lunch and dinner
Tech stack
PythonBashGitLinuxJiraNotionSlackExcelPowerPoint