Senior Platform Reliability Lead for AI Servers, Datacenters

Delos; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing subsidy

Relocation support

Daily meals

Wellness benefits

Compute budget

Job summary

Etched is seeking a highly technical Head of Platform Product Reliability in San Jose. You will lead reliability engineering across server, rack and datacenter platform products from architecture to fleet deployment.

The role defines reliability strategy, qualification methodologies and accelerated testing programs, partnering with Platform Engineering, Mechanical, Firmware, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Datacenter Operations to ensure reliability at scale.

Qualifications

• BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Reliability Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of reliability engineering experience in hardware-centric organisations.
• Experience leading reliability programmes for AI accelerators, hyperscale servers or similar platforms.
• Deep understanding of system‑level failure mechanisms (thermal, power, mechanical).
• Hands-on with FMEA, Weibull, HALT/HASS and reliability statistics.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end reliability strategy for AI servers, accelerator platforms, rack systems and datacenter infrastructure.
• Establish reliability requirements, qualification standards and validation methodologies for multiple generations.
• Build and institutionalise reliability processes across the product life cycle (ALT, AST, environmental testing, power/thermal cycling).
• Lead root-cause investigations and drive corrective actions across hardware, firmware, thermal and mechanical domains.
• Develop system reliability models including MTBF, FIT rate analysis and reliability growth tracking.
• Build fleet reliability infrastructure: telemetry pipelines and field feedback loops to monitor deployed systems.
• Grow and lead a high-performing reliability engineering team.

Skills

Reliability engineering

System‑level design

Cross‑functional leadership

FMEA

Weibull analysis

HALT/HASS

Education

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

Job description

Etched is seeking a highly technical Head of Platform Product Reliability in San Jose. You will lead reliability engineering across server, rack and datacenter platform products from architecture to fleet deployment.

The role defines reliability strategy, qualification methodologies and accelerated testing programs, partnering with Platform Engineering, Mechanical, Firmware, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Datacenter Operations to ensure reliability at scale.