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Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure

Meta

Austin, TXFull-time$173–245K/yrSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$173–245K/yr
Location
Austin, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

This full-time Mechanical Engineer role supports Meta’s infrastructure product teams, including AI/ML, servers, storage, networking, Rack & Power, and data centers. The engineer leads mechanical design and validation from specifications and prototyping through production, collaborating with internal teams and manufacturing partners. The role also supports product deployment and requires working on-site with overseas design and manufacturing teams.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Product DesignPrototypingProduct TestingMechanical ArchitectureDesign ValidationTolerance AnalysisMotion AnalysisTest PlanningTest Equipment DesignEngineering DocumentationDesign for Manufacturing3D CADCross-Functional Problem SolvingCommunicationSheet Metal DesignPlastic Part DesignDie CastingExtrusion DesignMachined Part DesignElectronic InterconnectionsFinite Element AnalysisComputational Fluid DynamicsShock and Vibration AnalysisThermal AnalysisProduct CertificationInternational TravelDomestic Travel

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Mechanical or Mechatronic Engineering or Equivalent Industry Experience7+ Years Data Center Product Experience10+ Years Rackscale Product Experience

Full job description

Summary:

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.

Required Skills:

Mechanical Engineer, Infrastructure Responsibilities:

  1. Lead product 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. Drive mechanical architecture of rackscale products

  2. Work closely with the TPM, hardware, thermal, software, supply chain and outside partner teams to ensure project goals and schedules are met. Work closely with IDC teams for product deployment

  3. Validate product performance against requirements from many internal customers using design and simulation tools

  4. Perform part and assembly level tolerance analysis, motion and performance studies

  5. Iterate through various design concepts, bringing them to life via fast prototypes that can be fabricated with assistance from our prototyping lab

  6. Create test plans, design test equipment, and undertake testing procedures to verify the design's performance

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

  8. Work with ODM/JDM/CM partners through the design-for-manufacturing process and engineering verification stages required to move the product from prototype to production

  9. Understand different types of product packaging and the testing requirements

  10. Support our manufacturing partners by working on-site with their overseas design and manufacturing teams

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

  1. Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or mechatronic engineering or equivalent industry experience

  2. 7+ years of experience in designing and shipping volume data center products

  3. Proficient with 3D CAD software such as Creo or SolidWorks

  4. Experienced in analyzing and resolving issues cross-functionally

  5. Effective communication skills

  6. Experienced in creating engineering documentation, such as product specifications, test reports, and manufacturing drawings

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Experience in designing and manufacturing sheetmetal enclosures, plastic, die cast, extrusion and machined parts

  2. Familiar with AI, server, storage, network, machine learning systems, rack & power

  3. Experience with a variety of electronic interconnection types and their various performance pros and cons

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

  5. Experience optimizing product designs using Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for shock and vibe, thermal, and certification performance

  6. 10+ years of experience designing and shipping data center rackscale products

  7. Available for international and domestic travel, approximately 10% of work time

Public Compensation:

$173,000/year to $245,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

Industry: Internet

Equal Opportunity:

Meta is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Meta participates in the E-Verify program in certain locations, as required by law. Please note that Meta may leverage artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies in connection with applications for employment.

Meta is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].

How this job compares

Set against the 1,684 open Mechanical Engineering jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$173–245K/yr
  • Texas median$122–187K/yr37 salary ranges
  • US median$116–187K/yr809 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $209K, is 34% above the Texas median midpoint ($156K) — in the top quarter of Mechanical Engineering salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 127 open Mechanical Engineering jobs in Texas and 1,684 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Texas
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Mechanical Engineering postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (945 postings).
Education
778 of the 1,684 open Mechanical Engineering jobs (46%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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