CareerPlanSign in

Principal Engineer, Advanced Cooling Engineering

USA, TX, Austin💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead advanced thermal management strategy and roadmap for next-generation AI data center infrastructure, focusing on direct-to-chip liquid cooling and facility-scale cooling systems.

Role type

Principal Engineer, Advanced Cooling Engineering (Hands-on technical leadership)

Builds

End-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and mission-critical applications

Domain

Data Center Infrastructure / Thermal Engineering / Liquid Cooling

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Fluid dynamics, heat transfer, thermal/fluid simulation, mechanical reliability, material compatibility, pump and manifold design, rack/server thermal design, high-density data center cooling expertise

Preferred skills

Direct-to-chip liquid cooling experience, CDU design, facility-level cooling strategy, multidisciplinary team leadership from concept to commercialization

Technologies

CDUs, rear-door heat exchangers, hot-aisle containment, secondary fluid networks

Responsibilities

Define multi-generation cooling roadmap across rack, row, hall, and facility levels; Lead applied R&D and prototype development for high-heat-flux cooling solutions; Develop integrated thermal management strategy connecting rack, facility, and controls; Partner with Systems Architecture for concurrent design of thermal, power, and IT infrastructure; Establish design standards and validation requirements for scalable liquid cooling platforms; Support customer-facing technical reviews with hyperscalers and partners; Drive manufacturability, reliability, and cost optimization practices

Seniority

Principal, hands-on technical leadership

Sourced via workday · Listed on CareerPlan, which tracks 70,000+ jobs from 20+ sources.