Senior Mechanical Engineer - Chassis

About the role

Piper Companies is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer – Chassis with strong experience designing, developing, and optimizing mechanical hardware systems for high-performance computing, server, networking, and data center applications. The ideal Senior Mechanical Engineer must be willing to work onsite 5 days a week in Saratoga, CA.

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical architecture and design of rack-mounted computing systems, including sheet-metal chassis, electronics enclosures, structural frames, and board-level mounting structures
• Design manufacturable sheet-metal components and assemblies, including bending and stamping features, PEM hardware integration, tolerance stack-up analysis, structural reinforcement, and EMI/grounding considerations
• Develop and optimize card cages, power supply mounting structures, cable management systems, and other chassis subsystems for high-density electronics platforms
• Collaborate with thermal engineering teams to integrate liquid cooling hardware, including cold plates, manifolds, airflow ducting, and flow-management structures
• Create manufacturing-ready CAD models, drawings, and documentation while driving Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) initiatives
• Support prototype builds, EVT/DVT/PVT validation, production ramp activities, and supplier/ODM engagement to ensure successful product launches

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Material Science, or a related engineering discipline
• 7+ years of experience designing mechanical systems for electronics hardware, with preference for 10+ years in server, networking, storage, or data center hardware environments
• Hands-on experience designing sheet-metal chassis and electronics enclosures for rack-mounted systems from concept through production
• Strong knowledge of sheet-metal fabrication processes, including bending, stamping, PEM hardware integration, tolerance stack-up analysis, and assembly optimization
• Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), FMEA, and reliability engineering methodologies
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software such as SolidWorks, Creo, NX, or equivalent mechanical design tools
• Experience integrating liquid cooling solutions, including cold plates, manifolds, and other thermal management hardware
• Familiarity with structural and thermal simulation tools such as ANSYS Mechanical, Icepak, Flotherm, or similar analysis platforms
• Experience supporting EVT, DVT, and PVT hardware development cycles as well as production ramp and manufacturing transfer activities

Skills

• Strong knowledge of sheet-metal fabrication processes
• Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
• Proficiency with 3D CAD software
• Experience integrating liquid cooling solutions
• Familiarity with structural and thermal simulation tools

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefit package; Cigna Medical, Cigna Dental, Vision, 401k w/ ADP plus PTO, Sick leave if required by law, and Paid Holidays

Pay

Salary range: $210,000 - $260,000 annually

Schedule

This position requires working onsite 5 days a week in Saratoga, CA.

Keywords

• Senior Mechanical Engineer
• mechanical design
• system chassis architecture
• rack-mounted systems
• server hardware
• data center hardware
• electronics enclosures
• sheet-metal chassis
• sheet-metal fabrication
• structural frames
• board-level mounting
• card cages
• cable management
• PEM hardware
• tolerance stack-up analysis
• EMI grounding
• Design for Manufacturability (DFM)
• Design for Assembly (DFA)
• CAD modeling
• SolidWorks
• Creo
• NX
• prototype development
• EVT
• DVT
• PVT
• reliability engineering
• FMEA
• root-cause analysis
• shock testing
• vibration testing
• thermal cycling
• liquid cooling
• cold plates
• manifolds
• airflow management
• thermal integration
• ANSYS Mechanical
• Icepak
• Flotherm
• structural analysis
• thermal analysis
• high-density electronics
• cross-functional collaboration
• manufacturing engineering
• ODM collaboration
• supplier management
• concept-to-production
• hardware validation
• system integration
• production ramp