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Mechanical Engineer, R&D

Austin, TX💼 Full-time🗓 2026-07-17 → 2026-09-26

Core

Design and engineer mechanical systems for modular AI compute units, focusing on cooling distribution, piping, and heat rejection.

Role type

Senior IC mechanical engineer (data center cooling systems)

Builds

Modular units with integrated cooling infrastructure for frontier AI compute

Domain

Data center infrastructure / AI hardware / Thermal management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

mechanical system design, HVAC system design, hydraulic calculations, heat transfer analysis, equipment sizing, vendor package specification, P&ID creation, design validation against test data

Preferred skills

liquid cooling expertise, direct-to-chip cooling knowledge, Revit proficiency, plant CAD skills, ASHRAE datacom standards knowledge, field commissioning experience

Technologies

Revit, plant CAD

Responsibilities

Engineer mechanical systems in reference designs including cooling distribution and heat rejection; perform end-to-end hydraulic and thermal calculations; specify and integrate major cooling equipment (CDUs, pumps, dry coolers); validate designs against commissioning or test data

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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