Sr. Thermal Engineer

Job Req ID: 29728

About Supermicro:

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design & Simulation: Lead conceptual/detailed thermal design of custom RDHx doors; perform rigorous CFD to optimize fluid flow and minimize coil pressure drops.
• Component Selection: Optimize coolant routing and select fluid components like quick-disconnects, hoses, and manifolds to ensure leak-free reliability.
• Validation & Testing: Plan and execute comprehensive lab flow-loop and wind-tunnel experiments to calibrate simulation models.
• Facility Integration: Act as the primary technical interface to align RDHx design with data center facility infrastructure (HVAC, secondary chilled water loops).
• Vendor Management: Partner with coil and component vendors to review DFM and drive cost reductions.

Qualifications:

• Education: Master’s/Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal/Fluid Sciences, or equivalent.
• Experience: 5+ years in electronics cooling with a solid track record in liquid cooling components or heat exchangers (RDHx, liquid-to-air/liquid-to-liquid).
• Software: Highly proficient in CFD simulation tools like Simcenter Flotherm, ANSYS Icepak, or Fluent.
• Domain Knowledge: Deep understanding of thermodynamics, single-phase heat transfer, and pressure drop control. Familiarity with data center facilities is a big plus.
• Soft Skills: Strong analytical thinking and proactive communication skills to effectively interface with cross-functional teams, global vendors, and customers.

EEO Statement

Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status