CareerPlan

Senior Thermal Design Engineer

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$152k2026-09-01 → 2026-11-10

Core

Designing new thermal solutions and validating them from concept to mass production for NVIDIA's next-generation products.

Role type

Senior IC thermal design engineer

Builds

Thermal solutions for Data Center, Automotive, Robotics, Gaming graphics, and NVIDIA Shield products

Domain

Electronics cooling and thermal management

Required skills

Heat transfer and fluid dynamics expertise, Thermal simulation (CFD), Thermal testing and characterization, System assembly and instrumentation, Statistical analysis methods, Manufacturing process knowledge

Preferred skills

Electronics cooling experience in core business areas, Package to product level design knowledge, Engineering statistical process control experience

Technologies

Icepak, Flotherm, Fluent

Responsibilities

Design new thermal solutions, Perform thermal simulations using CFD tools, Characterize thermal designs and electronic assemblies, Build and test physical prototype assemblies, Present analysis summaries and test reports, Lead resources including suppliers and manufacturing partners

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC