Thermal Systems Fellow
Core
Define corporate thermal integration and architecture strategy for data center cooling systems, leading cross-divisional platform alignment and global long-range planning.
Role type
Principal thermal systems architect (data center cooling)
Builds
Enterprise thermal system strategies and cross-divisional platform alignment
Domain
Data center cooling, thermal systems, and industrial HVAC
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Data center cooling architecture (direct liquid cooling, rear-door heat exchangers, CDUs), thermodynamic cycle analysis, fluid mechanics and hydraulic system design, heat transfer analysis (conduction, convection, two-phase), thermal system component sizing, prototype fabrication, engineering calculations (MathCAD, EES), CAD proficiency (SolidWorks, Creo), Microsoft 365/Excel (VBA for data analysis)
Preferred skills
CFD (ANSYS Fluent, Star-CCM+, OpenFOAM), FEA (ANSYS Mechanical, Abaqus), MATLAB/Simulink for system modeling, controls fundamentals (PID tuning), electrical systems basics (VFDs, power distribution), refrigeration system design, Python scripting
Technologies
ANSYS Fluent, Star-CCM+, OpenFOAM, ANSYS Mechanical, Abaqus, MATLAB/Simulink, SolidWorks, Creo, MathCAD, EES, Microsoft 365, Excel, Python
Responsibilities
Drive long-range planning of enterprise thermal system strategies globally, define corporate thermal integration strategy, set technical direction for thermal technology across the organization, mentor Sr Staff and Lead Staff Engineers globally, lead cross-divisional thermal platform alignment
Seniority
Principal, strategy & mentorship
