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Junior Thermal Research Engineer

Fredericksburg💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-26 → 2026-09-25

Core

Develop innovative thermal management and test solutions for high-performance electronics and data center systems using thermal system design, modeling, experimentation, and data science.

Role type

Junior IC thermal research engineer

Builds

Thermal management systems (liquid cooling, two-phase cooling, heat exchangers) and simulation frameworks for data centers

Domain

Data center cooling / High-performance electronics thermal management

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | infrastructure

Required skills

Thermal-fluid modeling, CAD design, experimental testing, DOE, Python, MATLAB, heat transfer, fluid dynamics

Preferred skills

Reduced-order/surrogate modeling, optimization-driven design, data center cooling experience, graduate research in thermal-fluid sciences

Technologies

SolidWorks, Python, MATLAB, CAD tools

Responsibilities

Design cooling systems (cold plates, CDUs, heat pipes), develop thermal-fluid models, conduct experimental testing and validation, create CAD models and documentation, assist in prototype development and manufacturing support, evaluate new cooling technologies

Seniority

Junior, hands-on IC

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