Chief Platform Reliability Architect for AI Infrastructure

The Consensus; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision packages

Housing subsidy

Relocation support

Wellness benefits

Daily lunch and dinner

Unlimited compute budget

Job summary

Etched is seeking a highly technical Head of Platform Product Reliability to lead reliability engineering across server, rack, and datacenter platforms. You will define reliability strategies, qualification methodologies, and long-term standards for complex AI infrastructure systems.

You will work with Platform Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Thermal, Firmware, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to ensure reliability at scale, driving RCAs, and building fleet telemetry and monitoring.

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of reliability engineering experience in hardware-centric organizations, with focus on complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end reliability strategy for AI servers, accelerators, rack systems, and datacenter infrastructure.
• Establish reliability requirements, qualification standards, and validation methodologies across product generations.
• Lead reliability programs and conduct RCIs to drive corrective actions across hardware, firmware, and mechanical domains.
• Develop system reliability models including MTBF, FIT, Weibull, and derating methodologies.
• Build fleet reliability infrastructure: telemetry, field feedback, and monitoring for deployed systems.
• Lead a high-performing reliability engineering organization and mentor technical talent.

Skills

Reliability engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical reasoning

Communication

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or Reliability Engineering

Tools

FMEA

Weibull analysis

HALT/HASS

Failure analysis

Job description

Etched is seeking a highly technical Head of Platform Product Reliability to lead reliability engineering across server, rack, and datacenter platforms. You will define reliability strategies, qualification methodologies, and long-term standards for complex AI infrastructure systems.

You will work with Platform Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Thermal, Firmware, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to ensure reliability at scale, driving RCAs, and building fleet telemetry and monitoring.