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Staff Thermal Engineer

Bellevue, WA💼 Full-time💰 $188,000–$188,000🗓 2026-07-16 → 2026-07-31

Core

Own the architecture, design, and evolution of thermals for high-density, GPU-accelerated data centers, ensuring reliability and efficiency for next-generation AI/ML hardware platforms.

Role type

Staff Thermal Engineer (Hyperscale Data Center)

Builds

High-density, liquid-cooled GPU servers and rack-level thermal infrastructure for AI data centers

Domain

Semiconductor hardware / Hyperscale data center infrastructure / Liquid cooling

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Thermal management, liquid cooling systems, thermal simulations, heat exchanger design, thermal interface materials, rack-level thermal architecture, system-level debugging, cross-functional design leadership

Preferred skills

Hyperscale data center thermal design, cold plate and wetted material compatibility, CDU integration, cross-functional team leadership, complex thermal system design

Technologies

CDUs, cold plates, wetted materials, thermal simulation tools

Responsibilities

Design and validate rack-level and server-level thermal solutions; Partner with data center teams to define end-to-end thermal architecture; Review and evaluate JDM/ODM thermal designs and run simulations; Debug complex thermal and system-level issues; Collaborate with vendors to manage heterogeneous deployments; Mentor junior engineers

Seniority

Staff, hands-on IC with strategic guidance and mentorship

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