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Senior Thermal Engineer, Expeditionary AI / HPC Data Centers

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-08-24 → 2026-10-07

Core

Design and analyze thermal management systems for air-transportable, modular AI/HPC data centers operating in austere environments.

Role type

Senior Thermal Engineer (Expeditionary Data Centers)

Builds

Air- and water-side cooling systems, heat rejection plants, and liquid cooling solutions for forward-deployed compute infrastructure.

Domain

Defense technology / High-performance computing / Thermal engineering

Required skills

Heat transfer, fluid dynamics, HVAC design, thermal FEA/CFD, CAD (Siemens NX/SolidWorks), system modeling (steady-state/transient), failure analysis

Preferred skills

Python/MATLAB coding, STAR-CCM+/ANSYS/Icepak, PUE/WUE metrics, ruggedized/transportable data center experience

Technologies

MATLAB, Python, STAR-CCM+, ANSYS, Icepak, FloEFD, Siemens NX, SolidWorks (via careerplan.io/jobs/5219419007-senior-thermal-engineer-expeditionary-ai-hpc-data-centers-at-andurilindustries)

Responsibilities

Define cooling architecture and heat-rejection strategies; run first-principles thermal models; lead prototype builds and field testing; present thermal status to stakeholders; develop internal analysis tools; support root-cause analysis.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC