Early Career Recruiter
Etched
This job at a glance
- Who can apply
- New grads and up to 1 year
- Must know
- OnboardingEmbedded systems
- Nice to have
- Recruiting
- Work
- On-site in San Jose
- Pay
- Not stated by the employer.
- Listed
- Nov 9, 2026 · still open
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About Etched
Etched is building hardware for frontier intelligence, co-designing chips, racks, software, and manufacturing for best-in-class throughput and latency. Our first products focus on inference. Backed by significant investor funding and staffed by leading engineers, Etched is redefining the infrastructure layer for the fastest-growing industry.
Job Summary
We are hiring an Early Career Recruiter to own Etched’s internship program end-to-end across all technical and non-technical teams. This role involves deciding recruitment strategies, hiring, shaping the intern summer experience, and managing return offers. You will report to the Head of Talent and other company executives.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the internship program end-to-end, including:
- Headcount planning
- Sourcing
- Screening
- Interviews
- Offers
- Onboarding
- Return offers
- Hire interns across all teams, from RTL and firmware to GTM and finance.
- Run high-volume pipelines while maintaining quality standards.
- Design intern programming to encourage return.
- Track conversion, offer acceptance, and return-offer rates.
Requirements & Tech Stack
- Ability to build something from scratch and demonstrate results.
- Talent assessment based on accomplishments rather than credentials.
- Ability to explain technical concepts (e.g., transformer-specific silicon) to junior candidates.
- Capability to manage hundreds of candidates in parallel efficiently.
- Ability to thrive in ambiguity and prioritize candidate experience.
Qualifications
- Nice-to-have: Experience running campus recruiting or an internship program.
- Nice-to-have: Familiarity with the AI or semiconductor talent landscape.
- Nice-to-have: Strong technical background (engineering, CS, or hands-on technical work).
About the Role
Etched operates as a fully in-person team in San Jose (Santana Row). We value engineering skills and have no boundaries between engineering and research, expecting technical staff to contribute to both and work across disciplines.