AI Hardware Production Line Lead

Etched; San Jose (CA); In loco; USD 100.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Medical, dental, and vision packages

Housing subsidy

Relocation support

Wellness benefits

Meals in office

Unlimited compute budget

Descrizione del lavoro

Etched is building a new frontier AI hardware category and launching a production line in San Jose. You will hire and train the founding operator team, own every shift, and connect production with inventory, lab operations, test development, and engineering.

You will help scale manufacturing, design SOPs, and build a repeatable playbook for future Etched sites while driving safety, quality, and on-time builds with pragmatic leadership.

Competenze

• Experience leading a hands-on team in fast-paced, physical environments such as a factory line
• Track record of scheduling people and running organized shifts
• Experience training new team members to clear standards and procedures
• Ability to keep supplies stocked and identify bottlenecks
• Calm, practical judgment when things go wrong mid-shift
• Clear, direct communication with teams, partner departments, and leadership
• Willingness to learn new software tools daily
• Excitement to build a career in AI hardware, no prior tech experience required

Mansioni

• Build the team: recruit, hire, and develop the line's founding team of assembly technicians and production test operators
• Train operators on SOPs, set clear standards, and hold the team to them
• Own shift results: schedule, assign work, and deliver builds on time and to spec
• Coordinate with receiving and inventory to maintain material flow
• Be first responder when issues hit mid-shift: triage and escalate to engineers
• Own line-wide use of inventory, MES, and test software and maintain data accuracy
• Be the line's voice in daily coordination with production, inventory, lab operations, and engineering
• Root-cause process issues with engineers and drive fixes to closure
• Provide leadership with honest line status, risks, and needs to hit plan
• Turn floor learnings into better SOPs and scalable processes
• Create playbooks to replicate the line at future Etched sites

Conoscenze

Team leadership

Shift scheduling

Training others

Inventory awareness

Calm judgment

Clear communication

Software adaptability

Interest in AI hardware

Electronics experience

MES experience

ERP experience

Formazione

No degree required

Strumenti

MES

ERP

Inventory software

Descrizione del lavoro

Etched is building a new frontier AI hardware category and launching a production line in San Jose. You will hire and train the founding operator team, own every shift, and connect production with inventory, lab operations, test development, and engineering.

You will help scale manufacturing, design SOPs, and build a repeatable playbook for future Etched sites while driving safety, quality, and on-time builds with pragmatic leadership.