HPE
Sr Principal Thermal Engineer
$174K–$352K
Sunnyvale, California, United States of America · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 29, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 15+ years of relevant engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Sciences, or a closely related engineering discipline; an advanced degree is preferred.
About the job
Defines thermal architectures and leads liquid-cooling design and delivery for high-performance computing, networking, and data-center hardware.
What you'll do
- Establish thermal architectures, design methodologies, validation practices, and technology roadmaps across platforms.
- Lead thermal-fluid analysis, design, and validation from concept through production, including CFD modeling and test correlation.
- Guide cross-functional teams, suppliers, and engineers; influence technical decisions, standards, and program outcomes.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Sciences, or a closely related engineering discipline.
- Typically 15+ years of relevant engineering experience, including hands-on leadership in electronics thermal design and liquid-cooling development.
- Demonstrated technical impact on significant products, programs, or strategic architecture, including successful delivery across multiple NPI cycles.
- Deep expertise in single-phase liquid cooling; strong knowledge of immersion, two-phase technologies, and hybrid air-liquid architectures.
Nice to have
- Advanced degree.
- Evidence of innovation through patents, publications, standards contributions, or differentiated cooling technologies.
Pay
USD 174,000 - 352,500 (base salary)
Tools
FloTHERM, FloEFD, Macroflow, SolidWorks
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