Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure

Meta; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 173,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta's Infra Mechanical Engineering group seeks a senior Mechanical Engineer to lead design, prototyping, and testing of rack-scale data center devices for AI/ML, servers, and networking. You will work with TPM, hardware, thermal, software, and supply chain teams to drive architecture, validation, and manufacturing readiness, including on-site support with ODM/JDM partners.

With 7+ years in volume data center product design and proficiency in Creo/SolidWorks, you will shape packaging,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or mechatronic engineering.
• 7+ years of experience in designing and shipping volume data center products.
• Proficient with Creo or SolidWorks.
• Excellent cross-functional communication and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead product specifications, design, prototyping, and testing of devices and products for AI/ML, server, storage, networking, or Rack & Power for data centers.
• Collaborate with TPM, hardware, thermal, software, and supply chain teams to meet goals and schedules.
• Validate product performance against internal requirements using design and simulation tools.
• Create test plans and documentation for prototyping, quoting, and production.
• Support manufacturing partners on-site with overseas design and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Creo/SolidWorks

Mechanical design

Cross-functional collaboration

FEA

Thermal analysis

Willing to travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or mechatronic engineering

Tools

Creo

SolidWorks

Job description

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.

Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure 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

Minimum 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

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in designing and manufacturing sheetmetal enclosures, plastic, die cast, extrusion and machined parts
• Familiar with AI, server, storage, network, machine learning systems, rack & power
• Experience with a variety of electronic interconnection types and their various performance pros and cons
• End-to-end experience from concept creation to deployment of a product
• Experience optimizing product designs using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for shock and vibe, thermal, and certification performance
• 10+ years of experience designing and shipping data center rackscale products
• Experience with owning a complete hardware system as a mechanical engineering lead
• Available for international and domestic travel, approximately 10% of work time

About Meta:

Meta builds technologies that help people connect, find communities, and grow businesses. When Facebook launched in 2004, it changed the way people connect. Apps like Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp further empowered billions around the world. Now, Meta is moving beyond 2D screens toward immersive experiences like augmented and virtual reality to help build the next evolution in social technology. People who choose to build their careers by building with us at Meta help shape a future that will take us beyond what digital connection makes possible today—beyond the constraints of screens, the limits of distance, and even the rules of physics.

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

Individual compensation is determined by skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Compensation details listed in this posting reflect the base hourly rate, monthly rate, or annual salary only, and do not include bonus, equity or sales incentives, if applicable. In addition to base compensation, Meta offers benefits. Learn more about benefits at Meta.