OLIX - Mechanical Engineer

• Mechanical Engineering Delivery • Design and develop mechanical systems for high-performance compute platforms and associated infrastructure, including chassis, enclosures, structural assemblies, cooling systems, and rack-integrated hardware. • Own the mechanical architecture of assigned products and subsystems from concept through validation, production release, and lifecycle support. • Develop solutions that balance thermal performance, mechanical robustness, serviceability, manufacturability, scalability, and cost. • Create detailed CAD models, engineering drawings, bills of materials, and technical documentation. • Design components and assemblies suitable for manufacture using sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, casting, moulding, extrusion, and additive manufacturing processes. • Define mechanical interfaces between compute, networking, power, optical, and cooling subsystems. • Support the development of scalable infrastructure platforms capable of deployment in modern data centre environments. • Technical Leadership • Provide technical leadership for mechanical and thermal design activities within assigned projects. • Lead design reviews and contribute to system architecture discussions across multidisciplinary engineering teams. • Develop mechanical architectures that support high-density compute platforms and future product scalability. • Drive thermal management strategies including airflow optimisation, liquid cooling integration, heat rejection, and system-level thermal performance. • Develop serviceability, maintainability, and deployment strategies for rack-scale hardware platforms. • Perform engineering trade-off analysis considering thermal performance, reliability, manufacturability, deployment complexity, and total cost of ownership. • Apply Design for Manufacture (DFM), Design for Assembly (DFA), Design for Reliability (DFR), and Design for Serviceability (DFS) principles throughout product development. • Identify and mitigate technical risks associated with mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, and integration challenges. • Rack & Infrastructure Integration • Support the development of rack-level mechanical architectures including equipment integration, structural design, service access, cable management, airflow management, and cooling distribution. • Define and optimise mechanical interfaces between compute hardware, power infrastructure, networking equipment, and cooling systems. • Contribute to platform designs aligned with industry-standard deployment models and data centre integration requirements. • Develop solutions that enable efficient deployment, maintenance, upgradeability, and operational reliability. • Support infrastructure scaling activities through modular and serviceable mechanical design approaches. • Product Development & Validation • Support product development activities from concept generation through prototype builds, qualification testing, and production release. • Develop verification and validation plans for mechanical, structural, thermal, and environmental performance requirements. • Conduct and interpret mechanical, thermal, airflow, and structural analysis to support design decisions. • Support prototype assembly, integration, and troubleshooting activities. • Lead root cause analysis and corrective action activities for mechanical, thermal, manufacturing, and integration issues. • Support engineering change management and configuration control processes. • Contribute to EVT, DVT, PVT, manufacturing readiness, and deployment validation activities. • Cross-Functional Collaboration • Work closely with Electronics, Optical, FPGA, Systems, Software, Manufacturing, and Quality teams to achieve system-level objectives. • Collaborate with thermal engineers, systems architects, and manufacturing teams to deliver integrated hardware solutions. • Participate in programme planning, technical reviews, and milestone delivery activities. • Communicate technical concepts, risks, recommendations, and trade-offs effectively to stakeholders. • Contribute to the development of system-level solutions balancing performance, reliability, deployment, and commercial objectives. • Supplier & Manufacturing Engagement • Work with suppliers, manufacturing partners, and external engineering organisations throughout product development and production. • Review supplier designs, manufacturing feedback, tooling approaches, and technical documentation. • Support component qualification, manufacturing process development, and production readiness activities. • Lead issue resolution related to manufacturability, supplier quality, and production performance. • Contribute to cost optimisation and value engineering initiatives through supplier collaboration and design improvements. • Quality & Compliance • Ensure designs comply with applicable engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and company processes. • Generate and maintain engineering documentation including specifications, manufacturing drawings, and GD&T requirements. • Support qualification testing, reliability assessments, and failure investigations. • Apply engineering best practices to improve product robustness, quality, and lifecycle performance. • Contribute to the continuous improvement of engineering tools, processes, and methodologies.