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Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.\nRACK DESIGN ENGINEER (STARMIND)\nThe Starmind Compute team designs training and inference compute clusters from first principles, pushing thermal, electrical, and optical systems to the limit of physics. We operate as a highly cross disciplinary team comprised of mechanical, electrical, optical, and software engineers, all working to maximize the efficiency, reliability, and deployment speed of terrestrial computing to serve rapidly scaling demand.\nThis team owns compute architecture, datacenter network design, rack builds, connectivity, in-house design of our own computers, and the manufacturing line that builds that compute. As a Rack Design Engineer, you will own the rack as a product: structure, power, cooling, service paths, and the physical integration of servers, switches, optics, and liquid cooling from first sketch through production rate.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nOwn mechanical, structural, and integration design of high-density AI compute racks and associated chassis, frames, busbars, manifolds, and cable/fiber raceways\nIntegrate compute, networking, power distribution, and liquid cooling into a buildable, serviceable, high-yield rack architecture\nDesign for the in-house manufacturing line: DFM/DFA, fixtures, work instructions, incoming inspection, first article, and production ramp\nClose thermal, structural, and power constraints with cooling, electrical, optical, and network counterparts at the cluster level (CDUs, cold plates, quick disconnects, PDUs/busbars, high-current distribution, tray and bend-radius limits)\nDrive vendor and in-house parts from concept to qualified production, including sheet metal, extrusions, busbar, manifolds, cable management, and rack accessories\nStand on the floor during prototype and production builds: debug fit, leak, cable dress, airflow/liquid balance, and service time; fold issues into the next revision the same day\nProduce and maintain CAD, BOMs, drawings, and build documentation that a line can run at volume\nSupport cluster deployment of the racks you design, including first-site bring-up and feedback into the next hardware generation\nPartner with network, optical, electrical, and firmware teams to deploy custom compute for inference and training across SpaceX programs\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\nBachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, or another engineering discipline\n2+ years of professional experience designing electromechanical hardware that was built and shipped (internship and project experience counts toward this if the hardware was physically produced)\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:\nOwnership of rack, chassis, or similarly dense electromechanical products through prototype and production\nExperience or background in ethernet switching, networking, interconnects, high power distribution, and other relevant data center technologies \nCAD fluency in SolidWorks, Creo, or NX, with released drawings a shop and a factory can build from\nAI / HPC / GPU rack design: NVIDIA HGX/GB-class, custom OCP, or equivalent high-power liquid-cooled compute\nLiquid cooling design: cold plates, manifolds, CDUs, quick disconnects, leak detection, and coolant compatibility\nHigh-power rack electrical integration: busbar, PDU, 48V, high-current 3-phase, grounding, and service safety\nCable and fiber physical design inside the rack (MPO/OSFP dress, bend radius, service loops) in partnership with optical and network engineers\nExperience taking a rack from NPI onto an in-house manufacturing line (fixtures, cycle time, poka-yoke, rework loops)\nThermal and structural analysis (CFD, FEA) used to make a design decision\nTime at a high-velocity hardware organization: AI/GPU cloud, custom compute, or an OEM/ODM team that owned the product end to end\nComfort in a factory or datacenter build environment, including first articles, yield, and hardware debug on the floor\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:\nMust be willing to work extended hours and weekends as needed to support design releases, line bring-up, and cluster deployments\nMust be willing to travel up to 30% to manufacturing and datacenter sites\nAbility to lift up to 25 lbs. unassisted and work around active factory and datacenter hardware\nITAR REQUIREMENTS:\nTo conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. 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