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Head of Delivery jobs with green card sponsorship require employers to complete PERM labor certification with the Department of Labor before filing an I-140 petition with USCIS. EB-2 eligibility applies to advanced-degree professionals, while EB-3 covers those with a bachelor's degree and relevant experience. Priority date backlogs vary by country of birth.
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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 looking for a Head of Datacenter Delivery to build Etched’s turnkey compute capability: sourcing sites and power, building out datacenters, installing our racks, and delivering fully operational facilities ready for sale. You will also own our internal datacenter and lab buildouts, translating the product roadmap into power forecasts, sourcing priorities, and construction schedules. This is a hands-on leadership role: success means delivering working compute, not just securing space and power.
Key responsibilities
- Stay deeply connected to product milestones, production ramps, and bring-up schedules. Translate these into power and capacity forecasts, site selection requirements, and phased delivery plans.
- Build a strong sourcing pipeline for sites, power, and equipment. Develop relationships across GPU clouds, datacenter brokers and operators, developers, landlords, utilities, and equipment suppliers to uncover opportunities early.
- Own site selection, diligence, and preconstruction. Validate power availability and energization timelines, assess buildout requirements, and establish budgets, permitting paths, and long-lead procurement plans.
- Challenge design assumptions and find faster, more cost-effective ways to build. Work with engineering and delivery partners to evaluate design modifications, repurposed facilities, and used or refurbished equipment without compromising safety, reliability, or hardware requirements.
- Own datacenter and lab delivery through construction, rack installation, integrated facility and system commissioning, and handover to operations. Be accountable for schedule, budget, safety, and quality, including securing long-lead equipment and coordinating utility readiness.
- Build a repeatable turnkey delivery process, including testing, documentation, operator training, and coordination with Legal and Finance to prepare complete facilities and their real estate or leases for sale and transfer.
- Build and lead an exceptional delivery team, in addition to coaching and growing the existing team. Hold developers, contractors, and other partners accountable, give leadership clear visibility into risks and tradeoffs, and resolve problems before they affect product milestones.
You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)
- A track record of delivering large-scale datacenters or similarly complex, power-intensive facilities from site-selection through commissioning and operational handover.
- An established network across the datacenter ecosystem and the ability to turn relationships into actionable site, power, and equipment opportunities.
- Strong technical judgment across power, cooling, networking, and construction, including the ability to evaluate designs, equipment alternatives, and realistic delivery timelines.
- Experience leading teams and managing construction budgets, contractors, and delivery partners against demanding schedules.
- The ability to understand a hardware roadmap deeply enough to anticipate infrastructure needs and adapt plans as requirements change.
- A hands-on, resourceful approach: you challenge assumptions, find practical alternatives, and drive execution across engineering, real estate, construction, and operations.
Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)
- Delivering high-density AI/HPC infrastructure, including liquid-cooled, rack-scale deployments.
- Developing turnkey infrastructure projects that combine operational systems with the underlying real estate or lease.
- Building hardware bring-up, validation, or production test labs.
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. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.
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.
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 looking for a Head of Datacenter Delivery to build Etched’s turnkey compute capability: sourcing sites and power, building out datacenters, installing our racks, and delivering fully operational facilities ready for sale. You will also own our internal datacenter and lab buildouts, translating the product roadmap into power forecasts, sourcing priorities, and construction schedules. This is a hands-on leadership role: success means delivering working compute, not just securing space and power.
Key responsibilities
- Stay deeply connected to product milestones, production ramps, and bring-up schedules. Translate these into power and capacity forecasts, site selection requirements, and phased delivery plans.
- Build a strong sourcing pipeline for sites, power, and equipment. Develop relationships across GPU clouds, datacenter brokers and operators, developers, landlords, utilities, and equipment suppliers to uncover opportunities early.
- Own site selection, diligence, and preconstruction. Validate power availability and energization timelines, assess buildout requirements, and establish budgets, permitting paths, and long-lead procurement plans.
- Challenge design assumptions and find faster, more cost-effective ways to build. Work with engineering and delivery partners to evaluate design modifications, repurposed facilities, and used or refurbished equipment without compromising safety, reliability, or hardware requirements.
- Own datacenter and lab delivery through construction, rack installation, integrated facility and system commissioning, and handover to operations. Be accountable for schedule, budget, safety, and quality, including securing long-lead equipment and coordinating utility readiness.
- Build a repeatable turnkey delivery process, including testing, documentation, operator training, and coordination with Legal and Finance to prepare complete facilities and their real estate or leases for sale and transfer.
- Build and lead an exceptional delivery team, in addition to coaching and growing the existing team. Hold developers, contractors, and other partners accountable, give leadership clear visibility into risks and tradeoffs, and resolve problems before they affect product milestones.
You may be a good fit if you have (Must-have qualifications)
- A track record of delivering large-scale datacenters or similarly complex, power-intensive facilities from site-selection through commissioning and operational handover.
- An established network across the datacenter ecosystem and the ability to turn relationships into actionable site, power, and equipment opportunities.
- Strong technical judgment across power, cooling, networking, and construction, including the ability to evaluate designs, equipment alternatives, and realistic delivery timelines.
- Experience leading teams and managing construction budgets, contractors, and delivery partners against demanding schedules.
- The ability to understand a hardware roadmap deeply enough to anticipate infrastructure needs and adapt plans as requirements change.
- A hands-on, resourceful approach: you challenge assumptions, find practical alternatives, and drive execution across engineering, real estate, construction, and operations.
Strong candidates may also have experience with (Nice-to-have qualifications)
- Delivering high-density AI/HPC infrastructure, including liquid-cooled, rack-scale deployments.
- Developing turnkey infrastructure projects that combine operational systems with the underlying real estate or lease.
- Building hardware bring-up, validation, or production test labs.
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. Our addressable market is the entirety of inference, unlike many of our competitors.
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.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Head of Delivery
Document your delivery methodology credentials
Compile evidence of formal project management credentials, scaled delivery frameworks you've led, and measurable outcomes. USCIS and DOL reviewers assess whether the Head of Delivery role genuinely requires an advanced degree, so your credentials package directly supports the employer's PERM case.
Use the OFLC Wage Search to benchmark compensation
Before accepting an offer, run your SOC code and work location through the OFLC Wage Search. Your offered salary must meet the prevailing wage DOL certifies in the PERM filing, and a shortfall forces amendment or restarts the clock.
Find sponsors through Migrate Mate
Search Migrate Mate to identify employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history for delivery and operations leadership roles. Targeting companies that have completed PERM filings before cuts months off your timeline versus approaching employers new to the process.
Press employers on PERM recruitment timing
PERM requires the employer to run a bona fide recruitment test before filing. Ask hiring managers whether they've started or completed that recruitment phase, since the process can't be initiated retroactively after you've already been in the role too long without documentation.
Distinguish your O*NET occupation code early
Head of Delivery maps to multiple SOC codes depending on scope, from computer and information systems managers to general operations managers. Confirm your O*NET classification with the employer before PERM is filed, as the code affects prevailing wage levels and shapes the job description that DOL reviews.
Preserve your priority date if you change employers
Once your I-140 is approved, the priority date can transfer to a new employer's I-140 petition. If your I-485 has been pending at least 180 days, AC21 job portability lets you move to a same or similar occupation without restarting the green card process from PERM.
Green Card Head of Delivery: Frequently Asked Questions
What makes a Head of Delivery role qualify for EB-2 versus EB-3 sponsorship?
EB-2 applies when the position genuinely requires an advanced degree, such as a master's in computer science, engineering management, or a related field, or a bachelor's degree plus five years of progressive experience in delivery leadership. EB-3 covers professionals with a bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline. The employer's PERM job description must reflect whichever standard is chosen, and DOL will scrutinize whether the requirements are genuinely tied to the role.
How is green card sponsorship different from H-1B for this role?
Green card sponsorship leads to lawful permanent residence, not a temporary status. The PERM process requires the employer to conduct a formal recruitment test to demonstrate no qualified U.S. worker is available, then file an I-140 petition with USCIS. Unlike H-1B visa, there is no lottery, but employment-based green cards have per-country numerical limits, meaning nationals of high-demand countries may face significant priority date backlogs before the final I-485 adjustment step.
How do I find employers who sponsor green cards for Head of Delivery positions?
Migrate Mate lists employers with verified employment-based green card sponsorship history, searchable by role and location. This lets you focus your applications on companies that have already navigated the PERM and I-140 process for delivery leadership roles, rather than spending months qualifying an employer that has never completed a sponsorship case.
How long does the PERM labor certification process take for this type of role?
PERM processing times at the Department of Labor vary and are not guaranteed. After DOL certifies the PERM, the employer files the I-140 with USCIS. For applicants from countries with backlogged priority dates, the wait between I-140 approval and I-485 eligibility can extend significantly beyond the initial filing stages. Check the USCIS visa bulletin for current priority date movement.
Can I change employers after my green card case is filed?
If your I-140 has been approved, your priority date can transfer to a new employer's PERM and I-140 case. If your I-485 has been pending for at least 180 days, AC21 job portability allows you to move to the same or a similar occupation without restarting from PERM, provided USCIS has not issued a denial. Confirm the new role's SOC code aligns with your original petition before making the move.