# Mechanical Engineer

**Company:** [Cerebras Systems](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/cerebras-systems)
**Location:** Sunnyvale, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $180k – $200k/yr
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Solidworks, Arena, Agile, FEA, 3D Printing, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Machining, Die-Casting, Injection Molding, GD&T
**Posted:** 2026-05-29

> As a Mechanical Engineer, you will lead the design of mechanical systems for next-generation wafer-scale engines, ensuring compliance, manufacturability, and high-quality product delivery in a fast-paced AI environment. You will develop mechanical infrastructure for custom hardware systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

## Job Description

## The Role:
As a Mechanical Engineer at Cerebras, you will lead the design of mechanical systems for our next-generation wafer-scale engine. Your responsibilities will include ensuring compliance with specifications, validating manufacturability, and delivering a high-quality product in a fast-paced environment—tackling some of the most challenging problems in the rapidly evolving AI space.

In this role, you will develop mechanical infrastructure for Cerebras’ custom hardware system.

*   Rapidly iterate on designs and analysis to inform high level systems trades and steer overall product direction.
*   Provide comprehensive support for environmental and performance testing on hardware, validating analyses, and ensuring compliance with design criteria.
*   Ownership of technical deliverables within schedules.
*   Conduct first article inspections, functional analysis, identify and resolve issues
*   Collaborate across design-manufacturing-production, diagnostic and embedded software engineering teams, contractors and suppliers
*   Perform detailed structural analysis to engineer robust hardware.

## Responsibilities:

*   Work in a fast paced, high energy environment with short product development cycles on many challenging electro-mechanical projects
*   Drive and own all design aspects of electro-mechanical systems from concept to bring-up and production
*   Work with cross functional teams to gather all design requirements to lead the mechanical design, troubleshoot, and create & release all deliverables including drawings, BOMs, etc.
*   Work closely with thermal engineers to solve mechanical challenges
*   Evaluate materials and components to meet performance, schedule and cost targets
*   Work closely with vendors to resolve any DFM/A issues quickly

## Requirements:

*   5+ years of experience as a Mechanical Design Engineer
*   BS in Mechanical Engineering
*   Strong analytical, diagnostic and problem-solving skills
*   Very strong in 3D solids modeling CAD package, proficiency with Solidworks would be preferable
*   Proficient with PLM system, such as Arena or Agile
*   Proficient in CTF dimensioning and GD&T 
*   Must be able to do full Tolerance Analysis of complex systems and have working knowledge of FEA
*   Great team player with strong interpersonal & communication skills
*   Experience in electronic liquid cooling is a plus
*   Must have in-depth knowledge of all latest fabrication processes; sheet metal, machining, die-casting, injection molding, and 3D printing

The base salary range for this position is $180,000 to $200,000 annually. Actual compensation may include bonus and equity, and will be determined based on factors such as experience, skills, and qualifications.

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