Rack Design Engineer (Starmind)
Core
Design high-density AI compute racks, chassis, and associated electromechanical systems for SpaceX's Starmind Compute team, integrating power, cooling, and networking for terrestrial computing clusters.
Role type
Senior IC mechanical design engineer (AI compute infrastructure)
Builds
High-density AI compute racks, chassis, frames, busbars, manifolds, and liquid cooling systems for inference and training clusters
Domain
AI/HPC hardware, datacenter infrastructure, liquid cooling, high-power electrical distribution
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Mechanical design, structural design, thermal management, liquid cooling design, high-power electrical integration, CAD (SolidWorks/Creo/NX), DFM/DFA, vendor management, hardware debugging
Preferred skills
Rack/chassis product ownership, ethernet switching/networking, NVIDIA HGX/GB-class design, CFD/FEA analysis, NPI to manufacturing line transition, high-velocity hardware organization experience
Technologies
SolidWorks, Creo, NX, NVIDIA HGX, MPO/OSFP, 48V, 3-phase power, cold plates, CDUs, busbars
Responsibilities
Design mechanical/structural/integration of high-density AI racks; Integrate compute, networking, power, and liquid cooling; Design for in-house manufacturing (fixtures, work instructions); Close thermal/power constraints with cross-functional teams; Debug prototypes and production builds; Produce CAD/BOMs/build documentation; Support cluster deployment and first-site bring-up
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC
