Senior Principal Thermal Engineer
Core
Define and drive the future thermal technology vision, architectures, and innovation roadmaps for high-performance networking, AI, compute, and data-center hardware.
Role type
Senior Principal Thermal Engineer (Strategy & Technical Leadership)
Builds
Next-generation cooling technologies (air, liquid, hybrid, immersion) for AI, networking, and data-center platforms
Domain
Data Center Hardware / Thermal Management / Electronics Cooling
Required skills
Advanced thermal management technologies, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, CFD simulation, technology readiness assessment, strategic supplier evaluation, executive-level communication
Preferred skills
Patents, industry publications, conference presentations, standards participation
Technologies
FloTHERM, FloEFD, Icepak, Star-CCM+, Macroflow
Responsibilities
Define long-term thermal technology vision and roadmap; Identify and mature next-generation cooling technologies; Establish organization-wide thermal architectures and design methodologies; Lead early-stage technology investigations and feasibility studies; Evaluate thermal implications of future silicon and AI infrastructure trends; Mentor thermal engineers across the organization
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
