Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure

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.

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

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 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