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Etched is hiring a Failure Analysis Engineer to own the end-to-end debug process across our full hardware stack: chip, board, and rack-scale systems. You will be responsible for rapidly diagnosing, triaging, and resolving hardware failures; determining whether issues originate in the chip, board, or rack infrastructure; and driving resolution with the appropriate team. This is a highly cross-functional role, working closely with US-based hardware and silicon teams to build and refine debug playbooks as production scales. The ideal candidate has deep EE fundamentals, systems-level debugging experience, and the ability to solve hard problems under pressure.
Job Responsibility:
Own failure triage across the stack. Receive field and production failures, isolate whether the root cause is chip, board-level, or system/rack-level, and route to the appropriate team with a clear problem statement
Drive root cause analysis using electrical test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters) and system-level diagnostics to identify failure mechanisms and determine corrective actions
Build and refine debug processes. Partner with US hardware counterparts to document debug flows for different failure modes, creating repeatable playbooks that scale with production volume
Debug rack-level issues. Troubleshoot communication failures between rack managers, CDUs, and system components. Understand how thermal, power, and network infrastructure interact at the rack scale
Interface with BMC and system firmware. Use Linux command line and BMC interfaces to pull logs, run diagnostics, and validate system health during failure investigations
Close the loop on quality. Feed failure trends and root cause findings back to design, manufacturing, and operations teams to drive systemic improvements
Requirements:
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
Fluency in oscilloscopes, signal integrity basics, power delivery, and board-level debug
Systems-level thinking. Strong understanding of how servers work end-to-end: BMC, BIOS, OS, thermals, and power sequencing. Can debug issues that span multiple subsystems
Linux command line proficiency. Comfortable with CI pulling logs, running scripts, and navigating server environments from the terminal
Strong communication skills across teams. You can translate a complex hardware failure into a clear problem statement for silicon, firmware, or mechanical teams. You've worked across time zones and functions
Composure under pressure. Production failures don't wait. You're energized by urgent, ambiguous problems and take ownership until they're resolved
3+ years of experience in hardware debug, failure analysis, or systems engineering in a server, datacenter, or semiconductor environment
Nice to have:
Rack-scale infrastructure (cooling systems, power distribution, rack managers)
High-speed interfaces (PCIe, Ethernet, SerDes) and their common failure modes
ATE or production test environments
Experience with Datacenters, GPUs, FPGAs, or custom ASICs
What we offer:
Competitive compensation packages, including generous equity packages
Comprehensive insurance coverage and other top-of-market benefits