Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure

Meta; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 173,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta seeks a senior Mechanical Engineer within the Infra Mechanical Engineering group in Austin, TX to lead design, prototyping, and testing of data center hardware for AI/ML, servers, storage, and networking. You will drive mechanical architecture and work with multiple teams to meet aggressive schedules and production goals.

You will validate performance against requirements, perform tolerance analyses, and iterate designs into prototypes for rapid fabrication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or mechatronic engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• 7+ years of experience in designing and shipping volume data center products.
• Proficient with 3D CAD software such as Creo or SolidWorks.
• Experienced in analyzing and resolving issues cross-functionally.
• Effective communication skills.
• Experienced in creating engineering documentation, such as product specifications, test reports, and manufacturing drawings.

Responsibilities

• Lead product specifications, design, prototyping, and testing of devices and products for AI/ML, server, storage, network systems or Rack & Power, for use in communication devices and data centers. Drive mechanical architecture of rackscale products
• Work closely with the TPM, hardware, thermal, software, supply chain and outside partner teams to ensure project goals and schedules are met. Work closely with IDC teams for product deployment
• Validate product performance against requirements from many internal customers using design and simulation tools
• Perform part and assembly level tolerance analysis, motion and performance studies
• Iterate through various design concepts, bringing them to life via fast prototypes that can be fabricated with assistance from our prototyping lab
• Create test plans, design test equipment, and undertake testing procedures to verify the design's performance
• Create documentation and specifications suitable for prototyping, quoting, and production
• Work with ODM/JDM/CM partners through the design-for-manufacturing process and engineering verification stages required to move the product from prototype to production
• Understand different types of product packaging and the testing requirements
• Support our manufacturing partners by working on-site with their overseas design and manufacturing teams

Skills

Product design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Prototype development

Design validation (testing)

Technical documentation

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or mechatronic engineering

Tools

Creo

SolidWorks

Job description

Summary:

This is a full-time position within the Mechanical Engineering group The Infra Mechanical Engineering group supports all the product teams, such as AI/ML, servers, storage, networking, Rack&Power and data centers. Each product team is responsible for building a specific piece of the infrastructure to connect people across the world. Meta supports this effort through the Open Compute Project (OCP). This is a unique opportunity to join our team and help us build the world’s most open and efficient connection platforms.

Required Skills:

Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure Responsibilities:

1. Lead product specifications, design, prototyping, and testing of devices and products for AI/ML, server, storage, network systems or Rack & Power, for use in communication devices and data centers. Drive mechanical architecture of rackscale products

2. Work closely with the TPM, hardware, thermal, software, supply chain and outside partner teams to ensure project goals and schedules are met. Work closely with IDC teams for product deployment

3. Validate product performance against requirements from many internal customers using design and simulation tools

4. Perform part and assembly level tolerance analysis, motion and performance studies

5. Iterate through various design concepts, bringing them to life via fast prototypes that can be fabricated with assistance from our prototyping lab

6. Create test plans, design test equipment, and undertake testing procedures to verify the design's performance

7. Create documentation and specifications suitable for prototyping, quoting, and production

8. Work with ODM/JDM/CM partners through the design-for-manufacturing process and engineering verification stages required to move the product from prototype to production

9. Understand different types of product packaging and the testing requirements

10. Support our manufacturing partners by working on-site with their overseas design and manufacturing teams

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or mechatronic engineering or equivalent industry experience

2. 7+ years of experience in designing and shipping volume data center products

3. Proficient with 3D CAD software such as Creo or SolidWorks

4. Experienced in analyzing and resolving issues cross-functionally

5. Effective communication skills

6. Experienced in creating engineering documentation, such as product specifications, test reports, and manufacturing drawings

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience in designing and manufacturing sheetmetal enclosures, plastic, die cast, extrusion and machined parts

2. Familiar with AI, server, storage, network, machine learning systems, rack & power

3. Experience with a variety of electronic interconnection types and their various performance pros and cons

4. End-to-end experience from concept creation to deployment of a product

5. Experience optimizing product designs using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for shock and vibe, thermal, and certification performance

6. 10+ years of experience designing and shipping data center rackscale products

7. Experience with owning a complete hardware system as a mechanical engineering lead

8. Available for international and domestic travel, approximately 10% of work time

Public Compensation:

$173,000/year to $245,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry:

Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [e-mail].