Head of Manufacturing Design Program Manager

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience leading manufacturing operations, NPI, or technical program management for complex hardware systems in high-volume electronics or compute infrastructure environments
• Deep expertise in one or more manufacturing disciplines including mechanical integration, test engineering, industrial engineering, SMT process engineering, or factory operations
• Experience driving DFM and production readiness reviews for complex electromechanical assemblies and multi-board systems
• Strong understanding of manufacturing development phases including EVT, DVT, PVT, and production ramp
• Proven experience managing contract manufacturers, FATP partners, and cross-functional factory execution
• Ability to communicate manufacturing status, risks, and tradeoffs clearly to executive leadership and engineering stakeholders
• Willingness to work in-person from our San Jose office and travel internationally to manufacturing partners as needed
• (Desirable) Experience scaling AI servers, accelerator systems, networking hardware, or other high-performance compute platforms
• (Desirable) Familiarity with factory yield analytics, SPC methodologies, process capability metrics, and manufacturing data systems
• (Desirable) Experience with liquid-cooled systems, high-density compute integration, or advanced packaging technologies
• (Desirable) Hands‑on experience with automated test infrastructure, board validation, or system-level manufacturing diagnostics
• (Desirable) Background working closely with ASIC, systems, thermal, or reliability engineering teams
• (Desirable) Experience building manufacturing organizations or operational frameworks from the ground up in fast-scaling environments

• Etched is seeking a Head of Manufacturing Design Program Manager to lead technical manufacturing readiness across new product introduction and mass production for our transformer-specific AI systems
• This role sits at the intersection of design engineering, test engineering, SMT, FATP, and operations, driving cross-functional execution from early DFM reviews through production ramp and yield optimization
• You will own manufacturing program health, supplier readiness, capacity planning, and executive-level manufacturing reporting for some of the highest performance AI hardware systems ever deployed
• Drive manufacturing technical readiness across NPI and mass production phases in close partnership with test engineering, FATP process engineering, SMT engineering, and hardware design teams
• Lead DFM reviews with design engineering teams across L6/L10/L11 assemblies, identifying manufacturability risks, integration bottlenecks, and process constraints before production ramp
• Own manufacturing readiness reviews, including weekly executive reporting on build readiness, factory status, process capability, yield trends, risk mitigation, and supplier execution
• Partner with contract manufacturers and supply chain teams to develop production capacity plans, line bring‑up schedules, tooling readiness, and ramp strategies
• Drive process capability improvements and yield optimization initiatives across SMT, mechanical integration, and final assembly/test operations
• Coordinate engineering issue resolution during prototype, EVT, DVT, PVT, and mass production builds, ensuring rapid root‑cause analysis and closure
• Establish manufacturing KPIs, escalation frameworks, and operational review mechanisms to improve production predictability and execution quality