Head of Datacenter Delivery

The role

The Head of Datacenter Delivery will build Etched's turnkey compute capability by sourcing sites and power, building datacenters, and installing racks. This role also involves owning internal datacenter and lab buildouts by translating product roadmaps into power forecasts and construction schedules.

What you will do

• Translate product milestones and production ramps into power and capacity forecasts and delivery plans.
• Build a sourcing pipeline for sites, power, and equipment through relationships with brokers, operators, and utilities.
• Own site selection, diligence, and preconstruction including power validation and budgeting.
• Evaluate design modifications and equipment alternatives to find cost-effective ways to build.
• Manage datacenter and lab delivery through construction, rack installation, and commissioning.
• Build a repeatable turnkey delivery process including testing, documentation, and operator training.
• Build and lead a delivery team and hold partners accountable to schedules and budgets.

Required qualifications

• Track record of delivering large-scale datacenters or complex power-intensive facilities from site-selection through handover.
• Established network across the datacenter ecosystem.
• Strong technical judgment across power, cooling, networking, and construction.
• Experience leading teams and managing construction budgets, contractors, and delivery partners.
• Ability to understand a hardware roadmap to anticipate infrastructure needs.
• Hands-on, resourceful approach to driving execution across engineering, real estate, construction, and operations.

Nice to have

• Delivering high-density AI/HPC infrastructure, including liquid-cooled, rack-scale deployments.
• Developing turnkey infrastructure projects that combine operational systems with real estate or lease.
• Building hardware bring-up, validation, or production test labs.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
• $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
• Housing subsidy of $2,500 per month for those living within walking distance of the office
• Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
• Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office
• Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

About the company

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence by co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing. The company is a fully in-person team in San Jose and Taipei.