About the role#
We are looking for a sharp, high-agency intern to support our People Operations and Legal teams. You will own real work across compliance, audits, employee operations, contracts, and company projects. You will investigate problems, organize messy information, work across teams, and drive projects through to completion.
What you'll do#
- Run People and Legal internal audits, including employment agreements, I-9s, policies, and employee records.
- Track compliance requirements and prepare filings, reports, and supporting records.
- Review data across Rippling, spreadsheets, and source documents to find and fix gaps.
- Support contracts, signatures, document storage, and other Legal operations.
- Help manage onboarding, offboarding, employee changes, and recruiting handoffs.
- Build clear guides and processes for employees, including travel and office resources.
- Coordinate with People, Legal, Finance, Recruiting, and workplace teams.
- Research employment and business requirements and turn findings into clear next steps.
- Take on time-sensitive projects as the company grows.
What you'll need#
- Current undergraduate or recent graduate interested in People Operations, Legal, or business operations.
- Strong attention to detail and clear written and verbal communication.
- Good judgment with sensitive information.
- Ability to work through incomplete or conflicting information.
- Comfortable using spreadsheets and learning new systems.
- Organized, reliable, and quick to follow through.
- Willingness to ask questions, find answers, and take ownership.
- Previous internship, campus leadership, or volunteer experience involving administrative or operational support.
- Familiarity with HR, recruiting, or document management systems.
- Experience reviewing records, reconciling data, or flagging discrepancies.
- Experience documenting processes or suggesting ways to make routine tasks more efficient.
Location & details#
- Location: San Jose, California.
- Modality: On-site.
- Employment: Full-time paid internship.
- Term: Rolling 12-week program.
- Benefits: Daily lunch and dinner provided in the office, with housing support available for those relocating.
About Etched
Etched operates in the computer hardware manufacturing industry. The company builds frontier inference clusters. Founded in 2022, it maintains its headquarters in San Jose, California. The organization is privately held and employs approximately 496 people.
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