Manufacturing Engineer - Data Center Hardware

Location: Remote-friendly, United States; staff are expected to be in one of the offices at least 25% of the time. The role includes up to 50% travel to domestic and international partner manufacturing sites.

Annual salary: $320,000–$405,000 USD

Company

Anthropic develops reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems and operates as a public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco.

What you will do

• Design and document assembly, rack integration, and test processes for new server and rack products, including work instructions, process flows, takt and cycle time targets, and line layouts.
• Lead new line and site bring-up at contract manufacturing and ODM partners through process validation, capacity verification, pilot builds, and mass-production release.
• Specify, source, and validate tooling, fixtures, and test equipment.
• Own first-pass yield, cycle time, and process capability in production; run SPC, analyze failure and rework data, and drive corrective actions.
• Provide design-for-manufacturing and design-for-test feedback, qualify process and engineering changes, update PFMEAs and control plans, and train operators.
• Partner with product engineering, test engineering, quality, and supply chain to resolve systemic build issues, audit partner lines, replicate qualified processes, and reduce per-unit cost.

Requirements

• 8+ years of manufacturing or process engineering experience for complex electromechanical or electronics products built at a contract manufacturer or ODM.
• Experience designing and releasing production processes end to end, including line layout, work instructions, fixtures, and testing, while owning yield and cycle time in mass production.
• Experience leading new line or site bring-up at a manufacturing partner.
• Experience with PFMEA, control plans, SPC, process capability, gauge R&R, DFM/DFT, and structured root-cause methods such as 8D.
• Ability to diagnose process problems through factory-floor observation and analysis of factory telemetry.
• Clear communication with partner engineers, operators, and leadership.
• Ability to travel to domestic and international partner manufacturing sites up to 50% of the time.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. The field of study must be relevant to the role through coursework, training, or professional experience.

Nice to have

• Experience manufacturing servers, racks, switches, or accelerator systems at data-center scale.
• Experience with liquid-cooled rack integration, including cold plates, manifolds, CDUs, and leak and fill testing.
• Experience with SMT and PCBA processes, box build, and rack-level system integration and testing.
• Experience qualifying a second contract manufacturer or site for an existing product.
• Experience applying lean and continuous-improvement methods, including value-stream mapping, kaizen, or Six Sigma, at a manufacturing partner.
• Master’s degree or higher in a relevant engineering discipline.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative work across research, engineering, policy, and business functions.
• Flexible working hours and an office environment for collaboration.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Competitive compensation and benefits, including optional equity donation matching.
• Visa sponsorship is available where feasible, with immigration-lawyer support.
• Commitment to diverse perspectives and responsible AI development.