Rack Integration Engineer

About Etched
Etched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers - delivering over 10x higher performance and dramatically lower cost and latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. 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
We are seeking a highly skilled Rack Level Integration Engineer to play a critical role in qualifying and integrating all components within data center racks. In this role, you will oversee rack-level integration for our Sohu system product, including top-of-rack (ToR) switches, high-power water cooling systems, Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs), heat exchangers, and rack-level management functions. You will be responsible for hands-on lab racking and stacking, high-touch rack setups, and ensuring optimal performance, reliability, and readiness for deployment.

Key Responsibilities

• Integrate all components within a data center rack, including servers, storage systems, networking equipment, power, and cooling solutions.

• Configure and integrate top-of-rack switches within the rack environment.

• Manage and integrate high-power water cooling systems, including CDUs, heat exchangers, and rack-level manifolds.

• Set up, test, and qualify complete rack solutions to meet performance, reliability, and efficiency standards.

• Integrate and configure smart PDUs to ensure efficient power distribution and compatibility with rack-level power management functions.

• Maintain a strong understanding of rack-level management functions, including monitoring, control, and automation of rack components.

• Perform hands-on lab racking and stacking, including assembly and setup of high-touch rack configurations.

• Create and maintain detailed documentation for rack-level integrations, including specifications, installation procedures, test results, and issue tracking.

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams such as mechanical engineers, systems engineers, vendors, and integrators to ensure seamless rack-level operation.

• Work regularly with contract manufacturers in Taiwan, both remotely and onsite, to support integration, testing, and delivery of rack-level solutions.

You may be a good fit if you have

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.

• A minimum of 5 years of experience in rack-level integration, including top-of-rack switches, CDUs, high-power water cooling systems, and heat exchangers.

• Functional knowledge of top-of-rack switches and hands-on experience with their configuration and integration.

• Extensive experience with high-power liquid cooling systems, including CDUs, heat exchangers, and rack-level cooling infrastructure.

• Hands-on experience with lab racking and stacking and high-touch rack configurations.

• A strong understanding of rack-level management functions and integration best practices.

• Linux experience.

• Experience testing and qualifying rack-level solutions, including work with contract manufacturers or system integrators.

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

You maybe a good fit if you have 

• A Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field. Advanced degrees or certifications in data center engineering or related areas are a plus.

• A Minimum of 5 years of experience in rack-level integration, including experience with top-of-rack switches, CDU systems, high-power water cooling, and heat exchangers.

• In-depth knowledge of top-of-rack switches and experience with their configuration and integration

• Extensive experience with high-power water cooling systems, including CDU systems, heat exchangers, and rack-level manifolds

• Hands-on experience with lab racking and stacking, and setting up high-touch rack configurations.

• Strong understanding of rack-level management functions and integration best practices. Linux experience is required

• Experience with testing and qualifying rack-level solutions to ensure performance and reliability

• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail

We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every single qualification.

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 + dinner in our office

How we’re different

Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We think most of the progress in the AI field has come from using more FLOPs to train and run models, and the best way to get more FLOPs is to build model-specific hardware. Larger and larger training runs encourage companies to consolidate around fewer model architectures, which creates a market for single-model ASICs.

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 as needed.