Platform Reliability Leader for AI Infrastructure

Etched.ai, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 210,000 - 320,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Housing subsidy

Relocation support

Wellness benefits

Daily lunch in office

Unlimited compute budget

Job summary

Etched.ai, Inc. in San Jose is seeking a Head of Platform Product Reliability to lead reliability engineering across server, rack and datacenter platform products.

You will define reliability strategy, qualification methodologies, accelerated stress testing programs and long-term reliability standards for complex AI infrastructure systems, partnering across Platform Engineering, Mechanical, Firmware, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to ensure exceptional reliability at scale.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering or related field
• 10+ years in reliability engineering for hardware-centric systems
• Experience leading reliability programs for AI accelerators, hyperscale servers, or data center infrastructure
• Deep understanding of failure mechanisms across thermal, power, mechanical and interconnect domains
• Hands-on with FMEA, Weibull, HALT/HASS, qualification planning & failure analysis

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end reliability strategy for AI servers, platforms, rack systems and data center infra
• Establish scalable reliability requirements and validation methodologies across generations
• Build reliability processes: EVT/DVT/PVT gates, ALT/AST, environmental testing, HALT/HASS, vibration and thermal testing
• Lead root-cause investigations and drive corrective actions across hardware, firmware, thermal and mechanical domains
• Develop system reliability models including MTBF projections and Weibull analyses
• Ensure reliability requirements shape design decisions early in development
• Collaborate with ODMs/JDMs and suppliers to enforce long-term reliability commitments
• Build fleet reliability infrastructure with telemetry pipelines and field feedback loops
• Drive reliability sign-off criteria and product release readiness
• Lead and grow a high-performing reliability engineering team

Skills

Reliability engineering leadership

System-level failure analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

FMEA & Weibull analysis

Design for reliability

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Project management

Telemetry & data analysis

Education

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

Job description

Etched.ai, Inc. in San Jose is seeking a Head of Platform Product Reliability to lead reliability engineering across server, rack and datacenter platform products.

You will define reliability strategy, qualification methodologies, accelerated stress testing programs and long-term reliability standards for complex AI infrastructure systems, partnering across Platform Engineering, Mechanical, Firmware, Manufacturing and Supply Chain to ensure exceptional reliability at scale.