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Lab Operations Intern
San Jose · Intern · Internship
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About the role
- Etched's lab keeps our hardware running 24/7.
- Our chips, modules, and racks are constantly being tested, and we need sharp, reliable hands to make it happen.
- You will see how a frontier AI chip goes from a tray of parts to a running rack, and reliable, curious interns take on engineering work over time.
Responsibilities
- You'll run test stations, assemble and rework hardware, cable racks, manage inventory, and own the day-to-day operations that turn raw silicon into working systems.
- Generous housing support for those relocating
Nice to have
- Have extreme attention to detail
- Interested in both software and hardware
- Are comfortable with hands-on work
- Have evening or weekend availability
- Curiosity and bias to action - see what needs doing and figure it out
- Experience with software, mechanical engineering, or thermal systems
- Understanding of accelerator hardware, or datacenter environments
- Have owned or built hardware testing systems
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.
- Are excited about learning how a hardware company works end to end
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