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Mechanical Engineering Lead - AI Rack Scale Systems

Mountain View (HQ) or Remote💼 Full-time💰 $160,000–$160,000🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead mechanical design, thermal architecture, and system integration for rack-scale AI compute platforms (ORV3/ORW) featuring fully liquid-cooled infrastructure.

Role type

Senior IC Mechanical Engineering Lead (AI Data Center Hardware)

Builds

AI compute trays, rack enclosures, and liquid-cooled data center systems for large-scale LLM training and inference

Domain

AI Infrastructure / Data Center Hardware / Liquid Cooling

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Mechanical design (tray/rack level), Liquid cooling system design, DFMA, Tolerance stack-up analysis, FEA, ODM/JDM management, Reliability testing, OCP standards compliance

Preferred skills

High-power AI accelerator design, OCP ORV3/ORW platform experience, Direct-to-chip liquid cooling integration, High-volume manufacturing in Asia

Technologies

3D modeling, 2D drawings, FEA tools, OCP Open Rack standards, QD fittings, CDU interfaces

Responsibilities

Own mechanical design from concept to production, Direct mechanical engineers on 3D models/2D drawings, Lead liquid cooling design and qualification, Champion DFM/DFA practices, Serve as lead mechanical point of contact for JDM/ODM, Mentor mechanical/thermal team

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities

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