Thermal Manufacturing Engineer
Core
Own the development, qualification, and scaling of liquid cooling manufacturing processes (cold plates, manifolds) for frontier AI silicon-to-system products.
Role type
Senior IC thermal manufacturing engineer
Builds
Liquid cooling cold plates and manifolds for high-volume production
Domain
Hardware manufacturing / Thermal systems / Frontier AI infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Cold plate fabrication (skiving, brazing, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding), metallurgy of aluminum/copper alloys, process capability analysis (Cpk, GR&R), helium/hydrostatic leak testing, DFM/DFY reviews, supplier qualification, root cause analysis for manufacturing defects
Preferred skills
Server/HPC/datacenter thermal management experience, system-level liquid cooling architecture knowledge, experience with contract manufacturers in Asia
Technologies
Vacuum brazing, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding, gun drilling, extrusion-based channel formation
Responsibilities
Define process parameters and acceptance criteria for cold plate fabrication; lead process qualification and first-article inspection at supplier sites; drive root cause analysis for defects like leaks and warpage; monitor manufacturing KPIs (yield, leak rate, cycle time); collaborate with design teams on DFx for liquid cooling systems
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
