NVIDIA
Senior Thermal Design Engineer
$152K–$253K
US, CA, Santa Clara · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years relevant experience in electronics thermal design.
- Education
- BSME minimum (or equivalent experience).
About the job
Design and validate thermal solutions for NVIDIA products, from concept through manufacturing and mass production.
What you'll do
- Design thermal solutions and investigate technologies and design concepts.
- Perform thermal simulations and characterize prototypes and electronic assemblies through testing.
- Present analysis summaries and test reports; drive design trade-offs and validation.
What they ask for
- BSME or equivalent experience.
- Deep understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
- Strong proficiency in at least one thermal simulation tool.
- Hands-on thermal testing proficiency, including sensors, automated data acquisition, system assembly, and data analysis.
Nice to have
- Extensive electronics-cooling experience in an NVIDIA core business area.
- Product conceptualization, design, and manufacturing experience; thermal manufacturing processes; or statistical analysis/process-control experience.
Pay
152,000 USD - 253,000 USD base salary
Tools
Icepak, Flotherm, Fluent
AI focus
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes; the role's work does not specify other AI involvement.
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