Thermal Engineer - 7 to 10 yrs
Core
Design and validate thermal solutions for complex electro-mechanical networking products ranging from 1RU to 40RU sizes, including central office and outdoor mobility equipment.
Role type
Senior Thermal Engineer (Electro-mechanical)
Builds
Central office networking products, outdoor mobility equipment, high-performance thermal solutions
Domain
Networking hardware, electro-mechanical design, thermal management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Thermal design and validation, heatsink technology expertise (heat pipes, vapor chambers), thermal simulation (FEA), test plan development, manufacturing process knowledge (plastic, diecast, sheet metal), FMEA, stack-up tolerance analysis, BOM compilation, project scope/schedule/budget monitoring, thermal testing tool operation (DAQ, environmental chambers, IR cameras), liquid cooling design and testing, ASIC-level thermal modeling, Python scripting for data management
Preferred skills
Mechanical design, electronics cooling tools (Flotherm, Ansys Icepak, Ansys CFX), automation tool generation, AI tools usage, power supply and electronic load handling, airflow and acoustics testing
Technologies
Flotherm, Flotherm XT, Ansys Icepak, Ansys CFX, Python, DAQ systems, Environmental chambers, IR cameras, Thermocouples, Air velocity sensors
Responsibilities
Lead small-scale mechanical engineering projects with project management responsibilities; Collaborate with stakeholders to support assembly, fabrication, and manufacturing; Perform stack-up tolerance analyses for six sigma quality; Assist with test plans, mechanical design testing, failure analysis, and reliability verification; Perform moderately complex simulations with supervision; Review and compile Bills of Materials (BoM); Optimize thermal solutions prior to prototype; Monitor project scope, schedule, and budgets; Conduct design feasibility testing and prototyping; Perform simple mechanical simulations (FEA) to support design features.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
