CareerPlan

Thermal Engineering Program Manager

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$136k2026-11-13

Core

Manage cross-functional plans and dependencies for thermal design and validation from early product definition through production release for next-gen products.

Role type

Senior IC program manager (thermal engineering)

Builds

Thermal solutions for data center, automotive, robotics, and gaming products

Domain

Hardware engineering / Thermal management

Required skills

Program planning, cross-functional coordination, risk management, stakeholder communication, hardware product development, matrixed team leadership

Preferred skills

Electronics thermal development, thermal testing, electronics cooling, package mechanics, thermal interface materials, reliability qualification, silicon bring-up coordination, PM certification

Technologies

None explicitly listed

Responsibilities

Lead thermal engineering program planning from pre-silicon to production release; Drive priorities for thermal qualification dependencies and deliverables; Coordinate thermal qualification and reliability activities with engineering, packaging, reliability, operations, and suppliers; Track prototype and sample needs, test prerequisites, data delivery, and issue resolution; Run multi-disciplinary program reviews and communicate status and risks; Continuously improve product quality and development schedule

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC