Platform Product Reliability

The role

This person will lead reliability engineering across Etched's server, rack, and datacenter platform products. They will own system-level product reliability from architecture through fleet deployment.

What you will do

• Define and own end-to-end reliability strategy for AI servers, accelerator platforms, rack systems, and datacenter infrastructure
• Establish reliability requirements, qualification standards, and validation methodologies
• Build and institutionalize reliability engineering processes including EVT, DVT, PVT, ALT, AST, and HALT/HASS
• Lead root-cause investigations for reliability failures across hardware, firmware, thermal, and mechanical domains
• Develop system reliability models including MTBF projections, FIT rate analysis, and Weibull lifetime modeling
• Partner with Platform Engineering architects to ensure reliability requirements shape design decisions
• Work with ODMs, JDMs, contract manufacturers, and component suppliers to validate reliability commitments
• Build fleet reliability infrastructure including telemetry analysis pipelines and monitoring frameworks
• Drive reliability signoff criteria and lead product release readiness reviews
• Build and lead a product reliability engineering organization

Required qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of reliability engineering experience in hardware-centric organizations
• Experience leading reliability programs for AI accelerator or GPU-class compute systems, hyperscale or cloud server infrastructure, or networking, storage, or rack-scale infrastructure
• Deep understanding of system-level failure mechanisms including thermal, power delivery, mechanical, and connector/interconnect failure modes
• Hands-on experience with FMEA, Weibull analysis, HALT/HASS, qualification planning, failure analysis methodologies, and reliability statistics and modeling
• Track record of driving cross-functional root-cause investigations in fast-moving hardware organizations
• Strong technical judgment
• Excellent communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with liquid-cooled systems, high-density power delivery, or thermal management for high-power AI infrastructure
• Direct experience supporting hyperscale or cloud datacenter deployments at scale
• Demonstrated experience building a reliability organization from early-stage
• Familiarity with fleet telemetry systems and large-scale field reliability analytics
• Experience working closely with ODM or JDM partners in Taiwan or broader Asia
• Background in high-speed digital systems, GPU compute platforms, or accelerator-based architectures

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 (Santana Row).