Sr Mechanical Engineer (Taiwan)

About Eridu

Eridu is a Silicon Valley-based hardware startup pioneering infrastructure solutions that accelerate AI data centers to deliver Faster AI. Today’s AI performance is frequently limited by communication bottlenecks. Eridu introduces multiple industry-first innovations across silicon, packaging, software, and systems to deliver an order of magnitude improvement in performance and unlock greater GPU utilization to speed training job completion times and tokens-per-second for more profitable inference. We do this while simultaneously reducing capital and power costs and improving reliability.

The company’s solutions and value proposition have been widely validated by leading hyperscalers.

Eridu has raised over $200M to date including its most recent, oversubscribed Series A round. The company is led by a veteran team of Silicon Valley executives who have delivered multiple billion dollar product lines and led multiple companies to billion dollar exits, including serial entrepreneur Drew Perkins, co-founder of Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN), Lightera (acq. by Ciena), Gainspeed (acq. by Nokia) and Mojo Vision (the world’s leading micro-LED company). The company is in execution mode and has a world-class engineering team with decades of experience in state-of-the-art silicon, packaging, optics, software, and systems. Eridu is working with best-in-class supply chain partners including silicon, packaging and systems.

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Position Overview

Eridu is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer specializing in system chassis, enclosure and frame designs used in high-performance computing hardware. This role focuses on the design of rack-mounted systems, including structural frames, board mounting structures, cooling hardware integration, and manufacturable assemblies. The ideal candidate has strong experience developing server, networking, or data center hardware, and has taken chassis systems from concept through production. You will be one of three engineers based in Taiwan. The other two engineers are a Hardware Engineer and an Advanced Packaging Engineer.

Key Responsibilities

• Mechanical designs of rack-mounted computing systems, including:
• • Sheet-metal chassis structures
  • Structural frames and mounting assemblies
  • Board-level mounting structures for high-speed electronics
  • Card cages, PSU mounting structures, and cable management
• Thermal Integration, including
• • Cold plates, manifolds, airflow ducting and flow management structures
  • Ensure mechanical architecture supports thermal performance and serviceability.
• Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
• • Drive DFM throughout the design cycle, including:
  • Manufacturing-ready CAD models and drawings
  • Assembly optimization
• ODM engagement
• • Review and approve ODM-generated 3D CAD models and 2D drawings
  • Review tolerance stackup analyses to ensure fit and function
  • Understand costs of components and assemblies, including BOM cost breakdowns, tooling costs, and cost-reduction opportunities
  • Support prototype builds, EVT/DVT validation, and production ramp.
  • Track deliverables against program milestones

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 10 years of experience designing mechanical systems for electronics hardware
• Hands-on experience designing chassis for server or networking rack-mounted systems
• Experience delivering designs through ODM partners
• Experience with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)
• Proficiency with 3D CAD tools such as SolidWorks, Creo, or NX
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in cross-functional hardware teams 

Why Join Us? 

At Eridu, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of AI infrastructure, working with a world-class team on groundbreaking technology that pushes the boundaries of AI performance. Your contributions will directly impact the next generation of AI infrastructure solutions, transforming the performance of AI data centers. 

The starting base salary for the selected candidate will be established based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications, work location, market trends, and the compensation of employees in comparable roles. 

Eridu does not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate profiles from staffing agencies or third-party recruiters. Any candidate submitted to Eridu without prior written authorization from our recruiting team will be considered unsolicited and will become the property of Eridu. Eridu reserves the right to pursue and hire such candidates without any obligation to pay fees. Recruiting agencies are expressly instructed not to contact hiring managers, employees, or executives regarding open positions.