Etched.ai

Head of Silicon Operations

San Jose, California, United States

Not SpecifiedCompensation
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Semiconductors, Artificial Intelligence, HardwareIndustries

Requirements

The ideal candidate possesses over 10 years of experience in silicon operations, supply chain, or production within semiconductor or hardware systems companies. Expertise is required in leading execution across advanced silicon nodes (e.g., 5nm, 3nm) and modern packaging techniques (e.g., CoWoS). A strong background in managing relationships with Tier-1 foundries, OSATs, and material suppliers is essential, along with a deep understanding of the silicon lifecycle from tape-out to production ramp. Excellent program management skills and the ability to build operational systems from scratch in a fast-paced environment are necessary. Willingness to travel up to 25% is also required.

Responsibilities

The Head of Silicon Operations will drive and coordinate the operational execution of silicon programs, managing the entire process from wafer start through bring-up, validation, and volume production. This role involves owning critical relationships with internal teams and external manufacturing partners, aligning schedules, requirements, and deliverables across engineering, packaging, validation, and manufacturing. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining end-to-end production schedules and capacity plans, managing procurement timelines and logistics for key silicon components, and proactively identifying and mitigating production risks. The Head of Silicon Operations will track work-in-progress, yield, and quality metrics, drive debug and yield improvement plans, and own silicon demand forecasting and executive reporting to ensure successful product delivery at scale.

Skills

Silicon Operations
Wafer Start
Bring-up
Validation
Volume Production
ASIC
Manufacturing Partners
Suppliers
Production Planning
Capacity Management
Foundries
OSATs
Substrate Vendors
Test Infrastructure
ATE Programs
Schedule Alignment
Risk Management
Cross-functional Execution

Etched.ai

Develops servers for transformer inference

About Etched.ai

The company specializes in developing powerful servers for transformer inference, utilizing transformer architecture integrated into their chips to achieve highly efficient and advanced technology. The main technologies used in the product are transformer architecture and advanced chip integration.

Cupertino, CA, USAHeadquarters
2022Year Founded
$5.4MTotal Funding
SEEDCompany Stage
HardwareIndustries
11-50Employees

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