Sr. System Thermal Engineer

Job Req ID: 23727

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Conceptualize, plan, and execute the design and development of cooling solutions for high density multi-node computer servers;

2. Collaborate with motherboard, chassis, power supply, and system teams to optimize system layout and component placement;

3. Validate thermal compliance of systems and components with regards to industry standards;

4. Summarize and present thermal/cooling technical data and/or test reports to engineering teams, vendors, and customers;

5. Investigate and identify new techniques to advance cooling schemes and thermal management;

6. Interface with contract manufacturers and vendors for cooling solution development and improvement;

7. Provide thermal/cooling technical supports from component level to rack level.

Qualifications:

1. BS or MS in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering or equivalent training with minimum 5+ years direct IT or computer server industry experience;

2. Experience working as a thermal or mechanical engineer in multi-node computer server or blade server development;

3. Experience running CFD thermal/cooling simulation software (e.g., Icepak or FloTHERM) and 3D CAD software (e.g., AutoCAD, Creo Pro/ENGINEER, SOLIDWORKS);

4. Experience heat sink, air shroud/fan duct design, cooling fan/blower selection, and liquid cooling module application;

5. Hands-on computer server system level thermal testing or validation experience including thermocouple installation, automated data acquisition, and related lab equipment operation;

6. Experience running stress programs and scripts under Windows and Linux environments;

7. Able to make progress in multiple tasks simultaneously and be flexible to change requirements and priorities;

8. Excellent verbal and communication skills;

9. Willing to travel to different working locations to support project development.