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Hardware Thermal Engineer
$144K–$204K
Austin, TX +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 23, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Menlo Park, CA - Experience
- 6+ years of relevant experience in thermal design related to server/hardware or advanced packaging; also states 6+ years in thermal design related to advanced cooling solutions.
- Education
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and/or relevant experience; M.S./Ph.D. in a relevant thermal discipline is also listed.
About the job
Leads thermal design, simulation, validation, and deployment of cooling solutions for hardware systems, including coordination with internal teams and external vendors.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize hardware thermal solutions, balancing performance, cost, power, and other parameters.
- Develop and run thermal test plans; simulate and analyze cooling performance and correlate results with model predictions.
- Lead vendor and cross-functional coordination, supporting thermal design through production and deployment.
What they ask for
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and/or 6+ years of relevant thermal-design experience in server/hardware or advanced packaging.
- Experience with computational thermal simulation software such as Flotherm, Future Facilities, or Icepak.
- Experience using lab equipment for thermal validation and troubleshooting.
- Experience designing and optimizing cooling solutions, such as heat sinks or fan-speed control algorithms.
Nice to have
- M.S./Ph.D. in a relevant thermal discipline.
- Familiarity with data center cooling, thermal control systems, custom thermal solutions, or thermal program delivery.
Pay
$144,000/year to $204,000/year (base salary)
Tools
Flotherm, Future Facilities, Icepak, 3D Computer-Aided Design (CAD), MATLAB, Unix / Linux, python
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