Mechanical Design Engineer (AI Networking Hardware)

Location: Santa Clara County, California, United States

Salary: Around $250,000 base, up to approximately $300,000 plus equity

Company

AI infrastructure company building high-speed networking hardware for hyperscalers and NeoClouds; the company has raised $610 million, including a $500 million Series B at a $4.2 billion valuation.

What you will do

• Design switch chassis and line cards for dense AI networking hardware.
• Develop complex electro-mechanical assemblies and perform tolerance analysis.
• Resolve mechanical constraints involving OSFP/QSFP, PCBs, cabling, EMI, and cooling.
• Take hardware through prototyping, qualification, and production.
• Own a dense hardware system from initial CAD through production.
• Address supplier issues and support environmental and NEBS-style qualification.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience delivering telecom, networking, or data-center hardware.
• Experience owning chassis and line-card designs using Creo or SolidWorks.
• Experience making tolerance, connector, cable, EMI, safety, and cooling decisions through production.
• Hands-on experience with prototypes, supplier issues, and environmental or NEBS-style qualification.
• Demonstrated ownership of a dense hardware system from first CAD through production.

Culture & Benefits

• Work on high-speed networking hardware for hyperscalers and NeoClouds.
• Compensation includes approximately $250,000 base salary, up to approximately $300,000, and equity.

Hiring process

• Apply for consideration.