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Thermal Manufacturing Engineer
San Jose · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jul 27, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years; no stated alternatives.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Owns the development, qualification, and scaling of cold plate and other thermal-component manufacturing processes from prototype through high-volume production.
What you'll do
- Develop and optimize cold plate fabrication processes, define process controls and acceptance criteria, and monitor manufacturing capability and KPIs.
- Qualify suppliers and manufacturing processes; lead first-article inspection, PFMEA, control plans, and process validation.
- Resolve manufacturing defects and drive quality, cost, and cycle-time improvements with design, test, supplier, and factory teams.
What they ask for
- 7+ years in manufacturing engineering, process engineering, or thermal systems manufacturing, including hands-on production of liquid cold plates or heat exchangers.
- Expertise in at least two listed cold plate fabrication processes.
- Experience qualifying cold plate manufacturers and conducting process capability studies, including Cpk and GR&R.
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related field.
Nice to have
- Prior experience in server, HPC, datacenter, or power electronics thermal management is strongly preferred.
- Experience working with contract manufacturers and thermal component suppliers, preferably in Asia.
Tools
skiving, vacuum brazing, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding, gun drilling, Cpk, GR&R, PFMEA
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