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.

Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure Responsibilities:

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

Work closely with the TPM, hardware, thermal, software, supply chain and outside partner teams to ensure that project goals and schedules are met 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

Quickly 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 design performance

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

Work with contract manufacturing partners through the design-for-manufacturing process and engineering verification stages required to move the product from prototype to production

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 experience3+ years of experience in designing and shipping volume commercial products

Experience with 3D CAD software such as Solid Works or Creo

Experience with analyzing and resolving issues cross-functionally

Communication and documentation experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience designing sheet metal enclosures

Experience with detailed tolerance analysis of complex assemblies

Experience designing plastic, die cast, extruded, and machined parts

Experience optimizing product designs using FEA and CFD for shock and vibration, thermal, and certification performance5+ years of experience in designing and shipping data center system equipment

Experience with a variety of electronic interconnections and their various performance pros and cons

Experience with environmental qualification testing and industry qualification testing

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

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

Familiar with AI/ML, server, storage, network, machine learning systems

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 Whats App 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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