Product Quality Engineer

The role

You will own quality assurance for advanced AI hardware builds. You will drive inspection and test strategies, resolve systemic issues, and ensure systems meet performance and reliability standards across suppliers and manufacturing partners.

What you will do

• Lead quality assurance across semiconductor, PCB/A, L6 component, L10 server, and L11 rack integration partners.
• Establish and maintain IQC, IPQC, and OQC processes.
• Partner with suppliers and contract manufacturers to oversee SMT processes.
• Partner with Test Engineering to define system-level test coverage and reliability validation.
• Drive failure analysis, root-cause investigations, and corrective actions using 8D, CAPA, and FMEA.
• Track, analyze, and report quality metrics including yield, Cpk/SPC, defect density, escapes, and DPPM.
• Participate in ECO reviews, configuration changes, and NPI build reviews.
• Conduct supplier audits to ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Operations to improve line capability and process controls.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in quality engineering, supplier quality, or manufacturing quality supporting ASIC/chip, semiconductor, PCB/A, server, or other high-performance hardware products.
• Hands-on experience supporting quality across L6 components, L10 server assembly, and L11 rack integration in partnership with Tier 1 contract manufacturers and/or ODMs.
• Strong working knowledge of PCB/A manufacturing processes, including SMT, SPI, AOI, and X-ray inspection.
• Demonstrated experience establishing and managing IQC, IPQC, and OQC quality systems in high-volume manufacturing environments.
• Deep knowledge of structured quality methodologies including 8D, CAPA, FMEA, SPC, Cpk, control plans, and statistical process control.
• Experience tracking and improving manufacturing quality metrics such as yield, DPPM, defect density, and production escapes.
• Familiarity with server assembly, burn-in, and system-level test workflows.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills.
• Comfortable working on-site at supplier and CM factories.

Nice to have

• Background in AI ASIC or high-performance compute hardware.
• Experience with L11 rack-level integration and validation.
• Exposure to thermal/power stress testing and system reliability engineering.
• Prior experience ramping high-complexity systems from NPI into mass production.
• Engineering background in electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, or industrial engineering.
• Experience developing supplier quality strategies for advanced compute hardware programs.

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. They are a fully in-person team in San Jose focused on inference.