Thermal Engineer
Core
Develop and optimize thermal management solutions for advanced optical interconnect products used in data center and AI infrastructure equipment.
Role type
Thermal Engineer (optoelectronics)
Builds
Air-cooled and liquid-cooled thermal solutions for high-power optical and optoelectronic assemblies
Domain
Data center infrastructure / Optoelectronics / Thermal management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Thermal design, thermal analysis, liquid-cooling technologies, heat sink design, thermal interface materials, system-level thermal requirements definition, trade-off analysis between air and liquid cooling
Preferred skills
Familiarity with near-packaged and co-packaged optics thermal challenges, ASIC/DSP/optical engine thermal interactions
Technologies
Cold plates, manifolded liquid loops, coolant distribution systems, thermal bridges
Responsibilities
Assist in thermal design of pluggable, near-packaged, and co-packaged optics; Support development of air and liquid cooling solutions; Contribute to thermal analysis of interactions among ASICs, DSPs, optical engines, and mechanical structures; Collaborate to define thermal requirements at rack, chassis, and module levels; Evaluate tradeoffs between air and liquid cooling for power-dense electronics.
Seniority
Individual Contributor