Sr. Rack and Chassis Design Mechanical Engineer - TX, Austin_Research Park, United States
$126,700 - $217,200 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
As a Sr. Rack and Chassis Design Mechanical Engineer, you will lead mechanical design and system architecture across server and GPU products, spanning early-stage concept development through post-silicon validation and commercialization. The scope covers server design, high-density infrastructure, rack-level integration, and advanced cooling solutions.
What you'll do
- Define, design, and integrate mechanical systems for server and compute products spanning rack-level integration, cooling solutions, and laser and optics. - Perform mechanical modeling in Creo, tolerance analysis, and system-level mechanical design for high-volume production. - Apply Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Reliability (DFR) principles across fabrication processes, tooling design, and assembly workflows. - Lead mechanical design reviews, evaluate technical tradeoffs, and provide technical direction to engineering teams. - Support post-silicon development through test planning, hardware characterization, data analysis, and validation of customer and reference systems. - Collaborate across mechanical, thermal, and structural teams to deliver manufacturable solutions meeting product performance and reliability requirements.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or a related field. - Extensive background in electromechanical product design, integration, and validation for high-performance computing hardware at the rack and server systems level. - Advanced proficiency in CAD tools such as Creo, SolidWorks, or equivalent, including complex modeling and assembly management. - Hands-on experience with mechanical materials and high-volume manufacturing processes including sheet metal, injection molding, die casting, and extrusion. - Demonstrated experience conducting statistical analysis, structural analysis, tolerance analysis, and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). - Practical experience with silicon integration into system-level server products, post-silicon characterization, and thermal management systems.
Nice to have
- Experience with optical interconnects, optics, and lasers in rack or server packaging. - Senior-level engineering background specifically in server and switch development. - Prior experience managing multi-program hardware development cycles with external suppliers and fabrication vendors.
This role has been open 88 days — well above the 51-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
966
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$156k
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| Metric | AMD | All employers we track in this specialty (966 roles · 102 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 46 | 966 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 408 | 6166 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 50 d | 51 d (−1 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $156k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 73 open roles · median 37 d
- KLA Corporation · 65 open roles · median 45 d
- Teradyne · 57 open roles · median 31 d
- NVIDIA · 51 open roles · median 69 d
- Applied Materials · 50 open roles · median 67 d
- AMD (this employer) · 47 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 966 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.