Forward Deployment Engineer - Datacenter & HW Validation

Etched.ai; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 208,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Etched, Inc. seeks a Forward Deployment Engineer in San Jose, CA to lead end-to-end deployment of accelerator-based systems in large-scale datacenters.

You will diagnose and resolve complex hardware, firmware, and network issues, and develop tooling, telemetry, and runbooks to improve reliability and observability. The role requires Linux-based bring-up, C/C++ and Python programming for validation, and deep knowledge of power architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in CS, EE, CE, IT or related fields.
• 3 years of experience in deployment, hardware validation, or systems engineering.
• Proficiency in schematic review, PCB layout validation and high-speed interfaces (PCIe, SerDes).
• Linux-based bring-up, validation, and documenting findings.
• C/C++ and Python for hardware validation.
• Power architecture design and power distribution knowledge.
• 1.25 years for datacenter/HPC server platforms (NVIDIA HGX/GB).

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end deployment of accelerator-based systems in large-scale datacenter environments.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, Linux OS, drivers, and high-speed networking stacks.
• Develop and maintain deployment tooling, diagnostics, telemetry, dashboards, and runbooks.
• Coordinate firmware updates and hotfix rollouts with cross-functional teams.
• Travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.

Skills

Schematic review

PCB layout validation

High-speed interfaces

Linux bring-up

C/C++ programming

Python programming

Power architecture

Datacenter/HPC bring-up

Education

Bachelor's degree (CS / EE / CE or related)

3 years related experience

Job description

Etched, Inc. seeks a Forward Deployment Engineer in San Jose, CA to lead end-to-end deployment of accelerator-based systems in large-scale datacenters.

You will diagnose and resolve complex hardware, firmware, and network issues, and develop tooling, telemetry, and runbooks to improve reliability and observability. The role requires Linux-based bring-up, C/C++ and Python programming for validation, and deep knowledge of power architecture.