Etched
Contract Manufacturing Manager
San Jose · Staff+
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 70 days ago
NLPSupply ChainHardware DesignResearchLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- This role is highly cross-functional, working closely with hardware engineering, manufacturing, quality, test, supply chain, finance, legal, and executive leadership.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute Etched's contract manufacturing strategy across L6, L10, and L11
- Identify, evaluate, select, and onboard global CM, ODM, JDM, and EMS partners
- Own executive-level supplier relationships, business reviews, escalations, and long-term partnership planning
- Lead contract manufacturing capacity planning
- Lead contract manufacturing (CM/JDM) engagement process, which includes RFQ/RFP processes, contracting (MSA/SOW/SLA/etc.), and cost negotiations
- Drive supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, flexibility, yield, capacity, and responsiveness
- Partner with engineering, manufacturing, test, and quality teams to ensure factory readiness for NPI and production ramps
- Build cost models, lead should-cost analysis, and drive cost reduction programs
- Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, supply chain, operations, business, or a related technical field
- 10+ years of experience in supply chain, manufacturing operations, sourcing, or contract manufacturing
- Experience with PCBAs, systems, servers, networking, compute, datacenter infrastructure, or similar hardware platforms
- Proven ability to negotiate complex supplier agreements and scale global manufacturing partnerships
- Strong understanding of NPI, pilot builds, production ramps, sustaining operations, factory readiness, and supplier quality
- Experience managing suppliers across Asia and working across global time zones
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
- $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
- Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more
Company info
- We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes.
- We are a fully in-person team in San Jose and Taipei, and greatly value engineering skills.
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