ECAD / MCAD Symbol Librarian

Overview

Etched is building AI chips that are hard-coded for individual model architectures. Our first product (Sohu) only supports transformers, but has an order of magnitude more throughput and lower latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep chain-of-thought reasoning.

We are seeking an experienced ECAD / MCAD Symbol Librarian to manage and maintain our symbol and component libraries, ensuring seamless integration between electrical and mechanical design workflows while supporting design for manufacturability (DFM).

Why Etched

Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson. We think most of the progress in the AI field has come from using more FLOPs to train and run models, and the best way to get more FLOPs is to build model-specific hardware. Larger and larger training runs encourage companies to consolidate around fewer model architectures, which creates a market for single-model ASICs.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and organize both the ECAD library for Allegro Layout PCB footprints and the MCAD library for Siemens NX, ensuring alignment with design team requirements and project specifications
• Create and validate complex schematic symbols and PCB footprints for Allegro Layout, ensuring compliance with IPC standards and company guidelines
• Develop and maintain accurate 3D models and metadata for electronic components in Siemens NX, ensuring seamless integration into mechanical assemblies
• Collaborate with the manufacturing team to adjust symbols and footprints as needed, ensuring compliance with design for manufacturability (DFM) requirements and alignment with JEDEC standards and industry guidelines
• Partner with electrical and mechanical engineers to ensure accurate integration between ECAD and MCAD domains, minimizing errors in the design and manufacturing processes
• Establishing and enforcing the best practices for library version control, part approvals, and data integrity
• Ensure ECAD and MCAD libraries are synchronized, consistent, and up-to-date to prevent discrepancies between electrical and mechanical designs
• Collaborate with component suppliers to obtain accurate technical data and ensure compatibility with design requirements
• Perform detailed quality checks on symbols, footprints, and models to guarantee design accuracy and reliability

Qualifications

We encourage you to apply even if you do not meet every qualification.

Benefits

We are a fully in-person team in Cupertino, 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 as needed.

Voluntary Self-Identification (EEO)

Etched is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected status. Participation in voluntary self-identification is requested for government reporting as required by law and is confidential. This information is used solely for compliance with equal employment opportunity reporting.

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