Sr. Thermal Engineer
Date: Oct 27, 2026
Location: San Jose, California, United States
Company: Super Micro Computer
Job Req ID: 30574
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.
Job Summary:
The successful candidate will perform as a senior thermal engineer role in SMC LAB department team. Responsible for system cooling design, validations, thermal issues analysis for server / storage / GPU and workstation. As your experienced thermal technical background to lead the system cooling solutions and process improvement with cross function team. Highly motivated engineers and the applicant must process excellent communication and professional skills to identify thermal management solutions. Welcome the talent engineer to join the innovation team
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Includes the following essential duties and responsibilities (other duties may also be assigned):
- Responsible for system thermal design in mainstream server / storage / blade / AI GPU systems and support PM for full product life cycle.
- Cross function teamwork with project team to provide cooling solutions and issues debugging as well as deal with customer’s response immediately.
- Collaborate with motherboard, chassis, power supply, and system teams to optimize system layout and component placement
- Thermal measurement experience with thermal test vehicles, flow chamber test, design testing and data acquisition with regards to industry standards
- Familiar with advanced cooling solution in liquid cooling / loop heat pipe / thermo-syphon /immersion cooling technologies and future thermal solution research.
- Understanding 6 sigma, GR&R, FAI and stack up of thermal solution for basic product quality control process and leads production parts approval process for qualification of key components.
- Provide thermal/cooling technical support and deployment from server level to data center level if needed.
- Research, investigate, introduce and engage new techniques to advance cooling schemes and thermal management.
Qualifications:
- BS or MS in ME/Thermal/Aerospace/EE or equivalent training with minimum 8+ years experiences in server/storage/blade/Industry system thermal design and solution validation preferred.
- Require server knowledge and experience in system design process and thermal design/management, heat transfer material, cooling devices.
- Strong organizational, problem solving, efficient communication skills in both verbal and written.
- Require reviewing system thermal design, analysis, debugging, validation, SOP documentation and also communication.
- Knowledge of mechanical/thermals (cooling devices, air flow, temp, power, cooling, mechanical design). With electrical/power (power distribution, AC power types, power calculations, DC power, regulatory/safety) is preferred.
- Must have good teamwork spirit and attitude with cross functional design team.
- Good experience for ODM/OEM design, quality control, thermal solution design review, supplier capability evaluation and improvement.
- Experience running stress programs and scripts under Windows and Linux environments
- Require to hands-on computer system level thermal simulation, design testing or component validation experience including thermocouple installations, automated data acquisitions, and related lab equipment operations
Salary Range
$160,000 - $170,000
The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs.
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.
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