ECAD Librarian

About Etched

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 . Backed by hundreds of millions from top-tier investors and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest growing industry in history.

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced ECAD Librarian to manage and maintain our schematic symbol and PCB footprint libraries, ensuring our design teams work from accurate, consistent, and manufacturable component data.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and organize the ECAD library of Allegro schematic symbols and PCB footprints, ensuring alignment with design team requirements and project specifications

Create and validate complex schematic symbols and PCB footprints in Allegro, ensuring compliance with IPC standards and company guidelines

Build and maintain complete component metadata, including part numbering, attributes, and datasheet linkage

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 engineers and layout designers to resolve library issues quickly and prevent errors from propagating into fabrication and assembly

Establish and enforce best practices for library version control, part approvals, and data integrity

Collaborate with component suppliers to obtain accurate technical data and ensure compatibility with design requirements

Perform detailed quality checks on symbols and footprints to guarantee design accuracy and reliability

You may be a good fit if you have:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

5+ years of experience in ECAD library management, including creating Allegro schematic symbols and PCB footprints

Expertise in Allegro PCB Editor and related tools for symbol and footprint creation

Good understanding of Part Life Cycle, EOL parts, and RoHS/EU compliance

Strong understanding of IPC standards for PCB footprint creation, JEDEC package standards, and package dimensional tolerances

Experience working directly with manufacturing teams to adapt designs for optimal manufacturability and yield

Experience with version control systems for ECAD libraries, such as Git or PLM software

Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage complex libraries with a focus on accuracy and efficiency

Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with electrical and manufacturing teams

Experience with scripting languages (e.g., SKILL for Allegro) to automate library management tasks

Knowledge of BOM management and integration with ECAD libraries

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage

$500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits

Housing subsidy of $2,500 per month for those living within walking distance of the office

Relocation support for those moving to San Jose (Santana Row)

Various wellness benefits covering fitness, mental health, and more

Daily lunch and dinner in our office

Unlimited compute budget subject to ROI justification

How we’re different

Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson . We are the first inference-focused frontier AI system, betting early on transformer and transformer-like architectures and on increasing model sizes. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.

We are a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row), 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 and work across disciplines as needed.