Data Center Hardware Engineer

Mistral; Borlänge kommun; On-site; SEK 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Mistral is seeking a Data Center Hardware Engineer to join our on-site team in the Dalarna region of Sweden. You will work hands-on with GPU-dense racks, high-performance interconnects, and cooler systems, ensuring health, safety and growth of our clusters.

You’ll diagnose hardware issues, perform safe power-off procedures, document results, manage parts and assist with ongoing monitoring and automation. A strong emphasis on teamwork and on-call readiness is required.

Qualifications

• Hands-on data center hardware experience.
• Ability to work in racks with rails, cabling and labeling.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and repair server hardware including CPUs, memory, drives, NICs, GPUs, PSUs and interconnects.
• Intervene safely with power-off protocols, PPE and checklists.
• Capture results with photos, serials and test data; update tickets for follow-up.
• Manage parts including receiving, labeling, inventory tracking and RMAs.
• Contribute to monitoring and SOP improvements; write small scripts if possible.
• Provide clear status updates and teamwork with colleagues.

Job description

About Mistral

Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector, co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms.

We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

The mission

You will work every day on the racks that power one of Sweden's largest AI clusters.
Mistral's compute footprint is our single largest investment and the foundation of our AI research and engineering. We're hiring Data Center Hardware Engineers to keep our clusters healthy, safe and growing — hands-on, in the data center at the intersection of high-performance computing and physical infrastructure.
You'll join a small, senior team working at a scale few engineers get to experience: GPU-dense racks (next-generation platforms), high-speed interconnects, liquid-cooled systems — with new sites under development in France and beyond.
Hardware here is not someone else's problem. As part of a small on-site team, you carry responsibility for it end to end.

Location: On-site at our data center in Dalarna region.

What you'll do

• Diagnose & repair server and cluster hardware: CPUs, memory, drives, NICs, GPUs, PSUs and interconnect problems (switches, cables, transceivers; Ethernet/InfiniBand).

• Intervene safely — power-off/lockout, ESD discipline, pre/post-work checklists, tidy and safe work areas.

• Capture everything — photos, serials, test results; open, update and close tickets with notes the next engineer can act on.

• Manage parts — receive, label and track inventory; run RMAs and coordinate with vendors.

• Help us get better — feed recurring anomalies into monitoring, alerts and SOPs; contribute small scripts (Python/Bash) if you have those skills.

• Be a good teammate — clear status updates, honest handovers and respect for the people around you.

About you

• Hands-on comfort in data centers or server hardware — you can (or will quickly learn to) work cleanly in racks: rails, cabling, labeling, mounting.

• Disciplined and meticulous: checklists aren't bureaucracy to you, they're craftsmanship.

• Practical electrical basics: power-off procedures, PPE, short-circuit risk awareness.

• Basic Linux (boot checks, logs) — scripting is a plus, not a requirement.

• Physically able to work in racks (lift, mount, maneuver) in a data center environment.

• Comfortable in a 24/7 operation, including a rotating on-call with emergency response expectations.

• Driver's licence (B) for travel between our sites.

Even if you don't match every criterion
Many of our best hardware engineers came from research labs, telecoms, IT services or the military. If you are rigorous, curious and genuinely motivated by hardware at scale, we would be glad to hear from you — we assess demonstrated scope rather than keyword matching.

Nice to have

• HPC/AI/cloud production experience at scale; large-fleet server install and maintenance.

• Networking fundamentals (Ethernet/InfiniBand) beyond basics.

• Vendor/RMA tooling, ticketing (Jira/ServiceNow), inventory systems.

• Python/Bash automation for checks, capture, inventory or reporting.

What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks.

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