PLM Program Manager, Enablement & Adoption

About Etched

Etched is building the world’s first AI inference system purpose-built for transformers - delivering over 10x higher performance and dramatically lower cost and latency than a B200. With Etched ASICs, you can build products that would be impossible with GPUs, like real-time video generation models and extremely deep & parallel chain-of-thought reasoning agents. 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

The Project Manager / Trainer plays a critical role in guiding the full lifecycle of PLM initiatives, ensuring successful project execution, strong user adoption, and effective knowledge transfer across the organization. This role combines project leadership with training and enablement, acting as both a driver of PLM initiatives and a champion for best practices.

In a fast-paced startup environment, this individual will operate with a high degree of ownership and autonomy, often wearing multiple hats to support evolving business needs. The role requires the ability to build structure where it does not yet exist—establishing processes, developing training frameworks, and driving alignment across rapidly scaling teams. The ideal candidate is comfortable navigating ambiguity, prioritizing competing demands, and influencing stakeholders without heavy formal hierarchy. This position will be instrumental in shaping how PLM is adopted and leveraged as a foundational system to support growth, scalability, and operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the execution of PLM projects, including implementation of new features, system updates, and enhancements
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, tracking progress against milestones, timelines, and deliverables
• Coordinate cross-functional teams and manage dependencies across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and other business units
• Identify, track, and mitigate project risks, issues, and change requests throughout the lifecycle
• Serve as the primary advocate for PLM, promoting its value, capabilities, and best practices across the organization
• Collaborate with business process owners to document current-state and future-state workflows within the PLM environment
• Align business requirements with PLM system capabilities to support process improvements and standardization
• Design, develop, and deliver comprehensive training programs for end-users, administrators, and stakeholders
• Create and maintain training materials, including user guides, job aids, and workshops
• Act as a subject matter expert (SME), supporting user adoption, knowledge transfer, and ongoing system utilization

You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Business, or a related field
• 3–7+ years of experience in project management, PLM systems, or a related role
• Hands-on experience with PLM platforms (e.g., Teamcenter, Windchill, Enovia, Arena, or similar)
• Strong understanding of product lifecycle processes, including design, release, and change management
• Proven ability to manage cross-functional initiatives and drive results
• Experience developing and delivering training or enablement programs

Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)

• Project Management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, or equivalent)
• Experience with change management and user adoption strategies
• Familiarity with Agile or hybrid project methodologies
• Background in manufacturing, engineering, or product development environments
• Experience in Semiconductor or Datacenter industries

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision packages with generous premium coverage
• $500 per month credit for waiving medical benefits
• Housing subsidy of $2k 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

How we’re different

Etched believes in the Bitter Lesson http://www.incompleteideas.net/IncIdeas/BitterLesson.html. We think most of the progress in the AI field has come from using more FLOPs to train and run models, and the best way to get more FLOPs is to build model-specific hardware. Larger and larger training runs encourage companies to consolidate around fewer model architectures, which creates a market for single-model ASICs.

We are a fully in-person team in San Jose and Taipei, 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 as needed.