Lab Operations Intern
- Location
- San Jose, CA · On-site
- Job type
- Per diem
- Level
- Entry level
- Listed
- 30 days ago
Skills & highlights for this role
- hardware testing
- rack cabling
- component rework
- inventory management
Also useful
- accelerator hardware
- datacenter environments
Job Summary
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'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. 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.
This role is for people genuinely excited about what we're building and willing to do real, often repetitive work with precision and care. Evening and weekend availability is a plus. This role is fully in-person in San Jose.
You may be a good fit if you
- Have extreme attention to detail
- Interested in both software and hardware
- Are excited about learning how a hardware company works end to end
- Are comfortable with hands-on work
- Have evening or weekend availability
- Curiosity and bias to action - see what needs doing and figure it out
Strong candidates may also have
- Experience with software, mechanical engineering, or thermal systems
- Understanding of accelerator hardware, or datacenter environments
- Have owned or built hardware testing systems
We encourage you to apply even if you do not believe you meet every qualification.
Program details
- 12-week paid internship (June - August 2026)
- Generous housing support for those relocating
- Daily lunch and dinner in our office
- Based at our office in San Jose, CA
- Direct mentorship from industry leaders and world-class engineers
- Opportunity to work on one of the most important problems of our time
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.
We are a fully in-person team in San Jose and Taipei, 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.
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 prefill and decode. Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, we're redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history.
From Etched's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 10, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.
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What qualifications are required for Lab Operations Intern at Etched?
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