People Operations Intern

The role

You will support People Operations and Legal by owning work across compliance, audits, employee operations, contracts, and company projects. You will investigate problems, organize information, and drive projects through completion.

What you will do

• Run People and Legal internal audits including employment agreements, I-9s, policies, and employee records
• Track compliance requirements and prepare filings, reports, and supporting records
• Review data across Rippling, spreadsheets, and source documents to find and fix gaps
• Support contracts, signatures, document storage, and other Legal operations
• Help manage onboarding, offboarding, employee changes, and recruiting handoffs
• Build clear guides and processes for employees, including travel and office resources
• Coordinate with People, Legal, Finance, Recruiting, and workplace teams
• Research employment and business requirements and turn findings into clear next steps
• Take on time-sensitive projects as the company grows

Required qualifications

• Current undergraduate or recent graduate interested in People Operations, Legal, or business operations
• Strong attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication
• Good judgment with sensitive information
• Able to work through incomplete or conflicting information
• Comfortable using spreadsheets and learning new systems
• Organized, reliable, and quick to follow through
• Willing to ask questions, find answers, and take ownership

Nice to have

• Previous internship, campus leadership, or volunteer experience involving administrative or operational support
• Familiarity with HR, recruiting, or document management systems
• Experience reviewing records, reconciling data, or flagging discrepancies
• Experience documenting processes or suggesting ways to make routine tasks more efficient

Benefits

• Generous housing support for those relocating
• Daily lunch and dinner in our office
• Direct mentorship from industry leaders and world-class engineers

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.