# Senior Mechanical Design Engineer - Data Center Hardware at Arista Networks

- Company: Arista Networks
- What the company does: Arista Networks is an industry leader in data-driven, client-to-cloud networking for large data center, campus and routing environments. What sets us apart is our relentless pursuit of innovation. Backed by Redpoint.
- Company website: http://www.aristanetworks.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Santa Clara, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $300K to $655K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-24
- Apply by: 2026-11-08
- Apply: https://jobs.smartrecruiters.com/AristaNetworks/744000151695879
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/arista-networks-senior-mechanical-design-engineer-data-center-hardware/

## About the role

This position reports to the Mechanical Engineering Manager and is responsible for the mechanical design and validation of the next module or the next chassis that we bring to market. Arista produces switches with a high number of ports per rack unit. This creates challenges in mechanical design. You will be faced with the usual requirements like structure, cooling, EMC, safety, manufacturability, cost, appearance, tolerances, documentation, conforming to a family of existing products, and tight schedules.

## What they're looking for

- BS, MS, or PhD in Mechanical Engineering
- Relevant experience in mechanical design of computer/network equipment designed to operate in data centers is preferred
- Experience designing sheetmetal parts using soft and hard tooling guidelines
- Experience designing plastic parts for both cosmetic and non-cosmetic uses
- Experience using PTC Creo a plus
- Experience with Mechanica (PTC Creo Simulate) a plus

Tags: Hardware Engineering