Apple
SOC Thermal Engineer
$185K–$325K
Austin Metro Area, Texas +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Location
- Austin Metro Area, Texas
San Francisco Bay Area, California - Experience
- 10 years of industry experience; no alternatives stated.
- Education
- BS; MSEE preferred.
About the job
Designs and validates thermal solutions for SoCs, silicon dies, semiconductor packages, and mobile devices to improve energy efficiency, performance, and reliability.
What you'll do
- Perform thermal analysis and design solutions for chip energy efficiency and performance scaling.
- Provide thermal modeling at silicon die and semiconductor package levels; analyze simulation and measurement results.
- Integrate cooling solutions into next-generation SoC architecture design.
What they ask for
- BS degree and 10 years of industry experience.
- Deep expertise in thermal design for silicon devices and packaging solutions.
- Experience with IC physical design parameters and their electrical and thermal impacts across packaging technologies.
- Strong understanding of SoC design methodologies, low-power design techniques, and thermal analysis approaches.
Nice to have
- MSEE and 10 years of industry experience.
- Leadership capabilities at senior engineer level; experience with advanced cooling solutions, thermal testing, and experimental test setups.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (base salary)
Tools
Ansys IcePak, Sentinel-TI, Fluent, Cadence Allegro, RedHawk
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