System Thermal Engineer - AI and Compute Server Development

Core Responsibilities

• System thermal design. Develop and optimize airflow paths, heatsinks, cold plates, and fan/ducting solutions for high‑power GPU, CPU, VR, and memory components across air‑cooled and liquid‑cooled platforms.
• Thermal modeling and analysis. Perform CFD and thermal simulations to guide component placement, system layout, and cooling margin evaluation under worst‑case workloads and environmental conditions.
• Lab validation. Instrument systems with temperature, flow, and pressure sensors; execute thermal characterization, stress testing, and margin validation, and correlate results with simulation.
• Bring‑up and debug. Support thermal bring‑up during EVT/DVT/PVT, debug hotspots and airflow/flow inefficiencies, and help drive corrective actions through factory ramp.
• Cross‑functional execution. Collaborate with mechanical, hardware, power, and manufacturing teams to embed thermal requirements into board layouts, mechanical stackups, and rack packaging, and participate in design reviews with data‑driven recommendations.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience:
  
  8+ years of hands‑on thermal design experience for servers, GPU platforms, or high‑power electronics, including system bring‑up and validation. Exposure to liquid cooling and hyperscale deployments preferred.
• Technical expertise:
  Solid working knowledge of airflow and thermal design, heatsinks and cold plates, CFD/thermal modeling tools, and lab instrumentation and measurement techniques.
• Working style:
  Hands‑on problem solver comfortable in lab environments, with the ability to turn thermal data into practical design changes and communicate clearly across teams.

$181,000 to $240,000

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.