# Forward Deployment Engineer at Etched

Forward Deployment Engineer at Etched in San Jose. On-site, full-time, paying $208k–$300k. Posted October 27, 2026.

- Company: Etched
- Location: San Jose
- Workplace: On-site
- Job type: Full-time
- Pay: $208k–$300k
- Experience: 3+ years
- Posted: 2026-10-27
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/etched/13ee168b-41a8-4612-b4c7-15cfe9f9a3ac/application
- Source: https://jobmagic.ai/jobs/forward-deployment-engineer-etched-vvyamp

## Description

*Etched, Inc. seeks a Forward Deployment Engineer in San Jose, CA. Job Duties: Lead end-to-end deployment of accelerator-based systems in large-scale datacenter environments, including installation, bring-up, validation, and customer acceptance; Diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues across hardware, firmware, Linux OS, drivers, and high-speed networking stacks, including TCP/IP, RDMA, and 100GbE/400GbE infrastructure; Perform root-cause analysis of field failures, reproduce issues in partnership with internal engineering teams, and drive corrective actions, patches, or design improvements; Develop and maintain deployment tooling, diagnostics, telemetry, dashboards, and structured runbooks to improve system reliability, observability, and repeatability at scale; and Coordinate firmware updates, configuration changes, and hotfix rollouts with minimal downtime, while collaborating cross-functionally with hardware, software, deployment, RMA, and sustaining engineering teams. Position requires up to 30% domestic and international travel.*

*Position requires a Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Information Technology, Network Engineering, and other closely related degrees, and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupations. Must have 3 years of experience in the following skills: Proficiency in schematic review, PCB layout validation, and debugging of high-speed digital interfaces, including PCIe, SerDes, and memory subsystems; Working with Linux-based systems for bring-up, validation, and debugging, and documenting findings through validation reports and technical documentation; Programming experience in C/C++ and Python for hardware validation, and debugging workflows; and Strong knowledge of power architecture design and troubleshooting, and power distribution networks. Must have 1.25 years of experience with system bring-up, validation, and debug of datacenter-class and HPC server platforms (e.g, NVIDIA HGX / GB systems).*

*Salary Range: $208,437.00 - $300,000.00 / year. To apply online at *https://www.etched.com/join* with Ref#QC0926*