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Thermal/Mechanical Engineer, NPI Technical Readiness
$173K–$245K
Austin, TX +1 · Full-time · Posted Sep 8, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Menlo Park, CA - Experience
- Minimum of 8 years; experience in development engineering, system validation testing, or data center operation in the stated environments.
- Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, in thermal, mechanical, or equivalent technical experience.
About the job
Oversees thermal and mechanical architecture alignment and technical readiness for introducing new hardware platforms into hyperscale data centers.
What you'll do
- Review hardware architectures and assess thermal, mechanical, spatial, and hardware readiness for deployment.
- Analyze airflow and liquid-flow demand and capacity, design margins, and system controls.
- Coordinate deployment requirements and integration plans with cross-functional teams, data center operations, and vendors.
What they ask for
- Bachelor of Science degree in engineering (thermal, mechanical, or equivalent technical experience).
- At least 8 years of experience in development engineering, system validation testing, or data center operation involving AI/ML computing, networking equipment, and/or hyperscaler data center environments.
- Hands-on thermal or mechanical engineering experience designing, modeling, and validating rack-level or data center cooling solutions.
- Experience with operational validation and verification for new product integration.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with airflow or liquid-flow CFD tools such as 6Sigma, Icepak, or Fluent.
- Master’s or PhD in Electrical, Mechanical, or Thermal Engineering.
Pay
$173,000/year to $245,000/year (base salary)
Tools
6Sigma, Icepak, Fluent, ASIC
AI focus
Integrates and deploys AI/ML hardware products in data centers at scale; experience using AI-driven tools for workflow development is also mentioned.
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