Thermal Mechanical Engineer
Core
Design, validate, and qualify thermal solutions for high-end switching products and data center systems.
Role type
Senior Thermal Mechanical Engineer
Builds
High-power switching products, cooling systems (coldplates, ducts, fans, heatsinks), and rack-level systems.
Domain
Data center networking / Thermal engineering
Required skills
Thermal design, heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, lab testing, simulation (Ansys, FloTherm, IcePack), CAD (PTC Creo), scripting (Python, Matlab, C), root cause analysis, manufacturing knowledge (brazing, additive manufacturing)
Preferred skills
High-power silicon systems (6kW+), Thermal Interface Material (TIM) characterization, CDU operation, liquid cooling loop bring up, fan testing, PID control, Open Compute Project (OCP) standards
Technologies
Ansys, Macroflow, FloTherm, IcePack, PTC Creo, Python, Matlab, C, Shell scripting
Responsibilities
Develop validation plans for product qualification, perform lab tests (thermal, airflow, environmental), simulate systems to validate test data, identify thermal risks and recommend design changes, generate technical documentation for vendors and customers, automate workflows using scripts, collaborate with hardware/software teams to bring up systems, travel to vendor/customer sites for system bring-up and debug
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
