Capital Projects Engineering Project Manager
etched
OnSite
San Jose
Project Management
Job Score
80 pts
On-site model (+70)
Project Management (+10)
About Etched
Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence. We co-design chips, racks, software, and manufacturing to deliver best-in-class throughput and latency across both prefill and decode workloads. Our first products are heavily focused on inference. Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history.
Job Summary
The Capital Projects Engineering Project Manager will own the design, planning, delivery, and operations hand-off of technical infrastructure for Etched facilities — from chip to data center. This role bridges internal product teams with the infrastructure that supports them, owning projects end-to-end in mission-critical environments. The ideal candidate has deep design, project management, commissioning, and operational experience, with a track record of success in high-velocity projects in data center, biotech/pharma, or high-tech fab/manufacturing settings.
Key Responsibilities
Own project scope, timeline, and budget for new builds and retrofit infrastructure projects, driving cost reduction and shorter timelines
Provide end-to-end design and construction management for lab and rack facility infrastructure, including site assessments, schematic design, vendor design review, and constructability reviews
Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis on system/equipment issues, managing vendors through remediation and project design changes
Drive RFI/RFQ processes, capital requests, and proposals; manage concurrent projects with competing priorities
Own total project quality including commissioning and technical operations hand-off, plus SOP/MOP development and ongoing system performance trend analysis
Interface with internal and external stakeholders to ensure infrastructure designs support product development performance and availability, including frequent travel for constructibility and operational audits
You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)
5+ years of experience in critical facility electrical/mechanical design, operations, or technical project construction management
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
Direct experience with critical facility projects, including reading/interpreting construction drawings across disciplines
Experience with both new and retrofit projects, and with internal/external stakeholder management
Demonstrated experience with design, construction, operation, or maintenance of mission-critical facilities (data center or high-tech lab preferred), plus knowledge of local/regional building codes
Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)
Master's degree in EE, ME, Construction Management, or related field; PMI certification; Professional Engineer license
Mission critical commissioning experience/certification (CxA/BCxP), reliability testing or commissioning experience
Plant or facility management exposure; OSHA 30 and NFPA70E trained and current
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
$500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
Housing subsidy of $2k per month for those living within walking distance of the office
Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
Daily lunch and dinner in our office
Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification
How We're Different
Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.
We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), and greatly value engineering skills. We do not have boundaries between engineering and research, and we expect all of our technical staff to contribute to both and work across disciplines as needed.
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