Global Supply Manager, Interconnects

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
As Etched scales global deployments of our inference systems, we are seeking an experienced Global Supply Manager to own sourcing and supplier strategy for high-speed interconnects, including cables, connectors, backplane interfaces, and optical/electrical data interconnect solutions.

You will be responsible for building and managing Etched’s global supply base for critical interconnect technologies that directly impact system bandwidth, latency, signal integrity, and reliability. This is a strategic and deeply cross-functional role working closely with Electrical Engineering, Systems, and Manufacturing to ensure scalable, high-performance interconnect solutions across rapidly growing deployments.

Key responsibilities

- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for high-speed interconnects, including copper and optical cables, connectors, backplane systems, and high-bandwidth data links

- Build and manage relationships with interconnect, cable assembly, and connector suppliers across regions to ensure performance, quality, and scalability

- Negotiate pricing, capacity, tooling, and long-term supply agreements for critical interconnect components and assemblies

- Partner closely with Electrical and Systems Engineering on connector selection, cable design, signal integrity considerations, and supplier qualification

- Drive cost modeling, benchmarking, and should-cost analysis for interconnect components and assemblies across system architectures

- Ensure suppliers can meet stringent performance req...