Meta
Hardware Systems Engineer
$144K–$204K
Austin, TX +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Menlo Park, CA - Experience
- 6+ years in hardware engineering and 6+ years in hardware validation, system bring-up, or new product introduction.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Validates and qualifies AI/HPC server platforms for production deployment in Meta data centers, addressing reliability, performance, and readiness across hardware and related systems.
What you'll do
- Lead hardware validation, qualification, and new product introduction for AI servers, GPU clusters, and accelerator systems.
- Develop and run thermal, power, and electrical tests; investigate failures and drive corrective actions with cross-functional teams and vendors.
- Support fleet deployment planning and analyze telemetry and failure trends to improve reliability at scale.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 6+ years of hardware engineering experience focused on AI servers, GPUs, AI accelerators, or HPC systems in a data center environment.
- 6+ years of hardware validation, system bring-up, or new product introduction experience for AI/HPC platforms.
- Experience debugging multi-domain hardware failures and developing qualification procedures; experience working with hardware manufacturers to resolve quality and reliability issues.
Pay
$144,000/year to $204,000/year (base salary); + bonus + equity (amounts not stated)
Tools
PCIe, NVLink, HBM, Linux, IPMI, Redfish, PCIe Gen 4/5, CXL
AI focus
Validates and prepares AI accelerators, GPUs, and AI server platforms for reliable, large-scale data center deployment.
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