System Thermal Design Staff Engineer
Core
Lead thermal design and validation for next-generation server, AI, and datacenter platforms, managing ODM engineering execution and cross-functional collaboration.
Role type
Senior IC system thermal design engineer (Staff Engineer)
Builds
CPU/GPU server and AI platforms
Domain
Semiconductor hardware engineering (Server/AI/Datacenter)
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
System-level thermal design, thermal characterization, thermal margin analysis, root-cause analysis, thermal chamber testing, CFD correlation, airflow optimization, fan tuning, ODM technical management, technical leadership, mentoring
Preferred skills
Liquid cooling design, validation automation/scripting, AMD EPYC platforms, NVIDIA HGX/multi-GPU platforms, ANSYS Icepak, FloTHERM
Technologies
ANSYS Icepak, FloTHERM, CFD tools
Responsibilities
Lead system-level thermal design and validation; develop thermal validation plans and strategies; drive thermal characterization and margin analysis; lead thermal issue debugging and root-cause analysis; perform thermal chamber testing and data analysis; collaborate with cross-functional teams (BIOS, power, mechanical, architecture); drive fan tuning and airflow optimization; correlate lab measurements with simulation; support platform bring-up and qualification; manage ODM deliverables and technical requirements; mentor junior engineers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership
