MatX
Mechanical Engineer - AI Rack Scale Systems
$160K–$600K
Mountain View (HQ) or Remote · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is contingent on the applicant being able to perform the job in compliance with U.S. export control laws without obtaining a license from U.S. export control authorities.
About the job
Designs, develops, and validates mechanical systems for MatX’s rack-scale AI compute platform, including compute trays, rack enclosures, and liquid-cooled infrastructure.
What you'll do
- Develop rack hardware and produce 3D models, 2D drawings, BOMs, drawing packages, and GD&T documentation through NPI.
- Design and integrate liquid-cooling hardware and support compute-tray integration across rack interfaces.
- Perform tolerance stack-up analysis; participate in prototype builds, bring-up, debug, and manufacturing design reviews.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of mechanical engineering experience in server, data center, or AI compute hardware.
- Experience designing rack-scale hardware such as compute trays, rack enclosures, or server platforms.
- Familiarity with OCP Open Rack standards and experience with liquid-cooling systems.
- Proficiency in 3D CAD (SolidWorks or equivalent) and GD&T; familiarity with sheet metal, extrusion, casting, and machining processes.
Nice to have
- Experience with high-power AI accelerator platforms, cold-plate manufacturing, or JDM/ODM partners.
- Knowledge of liquid-cooling reliability standards and leak-testing methodologies.
Pay
$160,000 - $275,000 USD base salary; $175,000 - $400,000 USD base salary; $250,000 - $600,000 USD base salary
Tools
SolidWorks, OCP Rack, GD&T
AI focus
Mechanical engineering for rack-scale AI compute infrastructure used for large-scale LLM training and inference.
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