ASIC Architect

About the Company

Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence. We co-design chips, racks, software, and manufacturing to deliver best-in-class throughput and latency across both prefill and decode workloads. Our first products are heavily focused on inference.

Responsibilities

• Design and analyze chip architectures optimized for AI/ML workloads, focusing on throughput, latency, and power efficiency
• Contribute to power and area estimation methodologies for early-stage architectural exploration
• Create architectural specifications and interface definitions for compute blocks and subsystems
• Collaborate with RTL, verification, physical design, and software teams
• Conduct architectural experiments using cycle-accurate simulators and analytical models
• Support integration efforts by providing architectural guidance

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in computer architecture or ASIC design
• Strong understanding of pipelines, memory hierarchies, and interconnects
• Experience with performance modeling and architectural simulation tools
• Hands-on experience designing floating-point datapaths or arithmetic-intensive circuits
• Proficiency in Rust, C/C++, or Python
• Knowledge of modern processor microarchitecture

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with AI/ML accelerator architectures and dataflow optimization
• RTL design and verification (Verilog/SystemVerilog)
• Experience with cycle-accurate simulation tools like gem5 or SystemC
• Knowledge of ASIC design flow and physical design constraints
• Experience with tapeout and silicon bring-up

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision packages
• $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
• $2k per month housing subsidy for those living within walking distance
• Relocation support to San Jose
• Wellness benefits covering fitness and mental health
• Daily lunch and dinner in the office
• Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification