Chaos Industries
Staff Thermal Engineer
$150K–$230K
El Segundo, California, United States +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Location
- El Segundo, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States - Experience
- 7+ years of relevant experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related STEM field.
About the job
Performs thermal and fluid-flow analysis, testing, and production support for electronic components, circuit card assemblies, enclosures, and cooling systems.
What you'll do
- Analyze electronics cooling and internal air and liquid coolant flow, including temperatures, flow distribution, pressure drop, and thermal margins.
- Develop ANSYS Icepak models, advise design teams, and identify thermal risks and design changes.
- Plan and support thermal tests, correlate models with results, and support integration, qualification, troubleshooting, and production.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related STEM field.
- Hands-on experience performing electronics thermal analysis using ANSYS Icepak.
- Strong working knowledge of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics, with experience analyzing electronic components, circuit boards, or enclosures.
- Experience with liquid-cooled coldplates and heat exchangers, forced-air cooling, flow distribution, pressure-drop analysis, and fan performance; ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. security clearance.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Experience with Macroflow, STAR-CCM+, NX thermal, or other thermal or CFD software; thermal testing and model correlation; aerospace, defense, or other high-reliability systems; or MIL-STD-810, RTCA/DO-160, or VITA-48.
Pay
$150,000 - $230,000 USD base salary
Tools
ANSYS Icepak, Macroflow, STAR-CCM+, NX thermal, MIL-STD-810, RTCA/DO-160, VITA-48
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