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Sr. Staff Mechanical Engineer

Santa Clara💼 Full-time🗓 2026-09-22 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead rack-scale mechanical design for AI inference hardware platforms, managing systems from chip/package to full system level including liquid-cooled architectures.

Role type

Sr. Staff Mechanical Engineer (AI Hardware)

Builds

AI inference hardware racks, chassis, and cooling systems for data centers

Domain

AI Hardware / Data Center Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Rack-scale mechanical design, OCP specifications, chassis/sheet metal design, liquid-cooled architecture integration, supplier/ODM management, mechanical reliability testing, FEA, GD&T, tolerance analysis, NPI to mass production lifecycle management

Preferred skills

Data center hardware experience, high-performance computing systems, deep liquid-cooled component design, advanced failure analysis

Technologies

OCP, CAD, FEA, 3D modeling

Responsibilities

Lead mechanical design for AI inference hardware at rack scale; Design and validate chassis, enclosures, and cooling architectures; Own full product lifecycle from concept to mass production; Conduct mechanical reliability testing and lead FEA; Partner with suppliers and ODMs for manufacturing support; Debug quality issues and drive root-cause analysis; Review and sign off on liquid-cooled cold plate and manifold integration; Mentor engineers across the design lifecycle

Seniority

Sr. Staff, hands-on IC with technical leadership

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