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Etched is building custom hardware for frontier AI inference, co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing. The company is Series A-backed by top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers.
As an Electrical Infrastructure Engineer on the Capital Projects and Facilities Engineering team, you will own the electrical systems that enable Etched to develop, test, and scale hardware from chip to rack to data center. You will translate evolving product requirements into practical electrical infrastructure and drive projects from early planning and design through construction, commissioning, and operational handoff.
Key responsibilities include:
- Translating stakeholder needs into electrical load forecasts, capacity plans, design criteria, and distribution concepts for bench, lab, rack test, and data center environments
- Assessing prospective sites and identifying infrastructure constraints and expansion options
- Developing single-line diagrams, load calculations, equipment requirements, and preliminary layouts; evaluating distribution architectures including transformers, switchgear, UPS, generators, ATS, panelboards, busway, and rack power distribution
- Leading technical reviews of consultant designs, equipment submittals, and field installations; scoping and reviewing short-circuit, protection coordination, arc-flash, and power-quality studies
- Owning assigned electrical projects through scope definition, equipment selection, procurement, construction coordination, commissioning, and handoff—ranging from receptacle swaps to designing power infrastructure pods
- Rapidly assessing changing requirements, identifying downstream impacts, and recommending options that balance safety, capacity, reliability, cost, and schedule
- Defining commissioning plans and acceptance criteria; coordinating energization, shutdowns, load testing, and integrated system testing
- Troubleshooting electrical problems, leading root-cause investigations, and delivering corrective actions using metering and monitoring data
- Partnering with operations on electrical maintenance strategy, critical spares, training, and documentation
- Building repeatable standards, design tools, and lessons learned; mentoring teammates
- Traveling to project sites within the Bay Area and beyond as Etched grows; supporting planned shutdowns or commissioning outside normal business hours
The company values strong fundamentals, practical judgment, and demonstrated ownership. You will work in a fully in-person environment at their San Jose office (Santana Row) and are expected to contribute across engineering and research disciplines.
QUALIFICATIONS (Must-have):
- Strong applied electrical fundamentals and ability to reason through power distribution, three-phase loads, grounding and bonding, protection, power quality, and failure modes
- Demonstrated personal ownership across at least three areas (design, construction, commissioning, troubleshooting, or operations); typically 5+ years of relevant experience (exceptional demonstrated capability matters more than fixed tenure)
- Ability to develop or critically review electrical designs, interpret drawings and specifications, quantify system constraints, and reconcile documentation with field conditions
- Record of independently delivering meaningful technical work: explaining the problem, evaluating options, making decisions, and verifying outcomes
- Practical knowledge of applicable electrical and building codes and safe electrical work practices, with sound judgment about when to involve licensed engineers or qualified specialists
- Comfort with ambiguity, changing priorities, and multiple projects; clear communication and constructive challenge of assumptions
- Relevant preparation through electrical engineering degree, apprenticeship or trade progression, military technical training, field service, commissioning, or equivalent practical experience (degree not required)
QUALIFICATIONS (Nice-to-have):
- Experience with mission-critical or high-power facilities; medium-voltage systems; redundancy strategies; utility coordination; brownfield upgrades or live-site cutovers
- Electrical testing, protective relays, equipment startup, load-bank testing, or integrated systems commissioning; applicable trade, testing, commissioning, or professional engineering credentials
- Power-system analysis, CAD/BIM, automation, or tools that improve design quality; EPMS, BAS, or controls integration (Tridium/Niagara, ALC)
- Electrical safety program implementation and NFPA 70E training; reliability improvements, capacity planning, and technical vendor or project leadership
Target backgrounds include consulting engineering and design-build firms, electrical contractors and trades, testing and commissioning companies, switchgear/UPS/equipment manufacturers, data centers and critical facilities, industrial plants and utilities, semiconductor/biotech/advanced manufacturing facilities, research laboratories, and military power systems.
