Senior Hardware Design Thermal Engineer

Celestica; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Celestica in Penang, Malaysia, seeks an experienced thermal design engineer to develop advanced cooling solutions for data center IT equipment. You will perform calculations and CFD analyses, propose robust thermal strategies, and collaborate with heat sink vendors to meet performance and cost targets.

You will also drive fan speed control strategies with software teams and contribute to R&D efforts to address future IT thermal needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years experience in thermal design/simulation/test validation for data center IT equipment.
• Strong user of Flotherm as CFD analysis tool for performing steady state simulation analysis, transient analysis is a plus.
• Expertise in various heat sinks, heat pipe, Vapor chamber design/selection as well as Air mover, TIM selection, liquid cooling or other advanced cooling technology experience is a plus.
• Expertise and experience in various fan speed control methodology and over-temperature protection mechanism
• Familiar with thermal measurement technology and test tools such as temperature data logger, IR camera, wind tunnel, air speed meter etc.
• Familiar with Mechanical design tool such as Creo for 3D model check, tolerance analysis methodology for heat sink retention design is a plus.
• Familiar with industry standard including NEBS, GR-63, ASHRAE, MSA etc.

Responsibilities

• Design thermal solutions to meet product requirements.
• Conduct the detailed thermal assessment by calculation and simulation analysis to ensure optimal thermal solution implemented.
• Deliver comprehensive thermal proposals for RFQ responses and present to customers.
• Work closely with heat sink vendors to develop cost-efficient heat sink solutions to meet performance and cost targets.
• Provide power-saving fan speed control strategy and collaborate with software team to ensure implementation.
• Participate in thermal technology R&D to meet future IT equipment thermal requirements.
• Establish and improve thermal processes and guidelines.

Skills

Thermal design

CFD analysis

Heat sink design

Fan speed control

Thermal testing

Thermal measurement

Tools

Flotherm

Creo

Job description

Responsible for thermal solutions design to meet product requirements

Conduct the detailed thermal assessment by calculation and simulation analysis to ensure optimal thermal solution implemented

Responsible for delivering comprehensive thermal proposal for RFQ technical response and presenting thermal proposal to customers

Work closely with heat sink vendors to develop cost-efficient heat sink solution to meet performance and cost target

Provide power-saving fan speed control strategy and work closely with software team to ensure fan speed control implemented

Participate in thermal technology research and development to meet thermal requirement of future IT equipment

Provide innovate and creative solutions to resolve thermal challenges and issues

Establish and improve thermal process and guideline

Job Requirements

Minimum 8 years experience in thermal design/simulation/test validation for data center IT equipment

Strong user of Flotherm as CFD analysis tool for performing steady state simulation analysis, transient analysis is a plus

Expertise in various heat sinks, heat pipe, Vapor chamber design/selection as well as Air mover, TIM selection, liquid cooling or other advanced cooling technology experience is a plus

Expertise and experience in various fan speed control methodology and over-temperature protection mechanism

Familiar with thermal measurement technology and test tools such as temperature data logger, IR camera, wind tunnel, air speed meter etc.

Familiar with Mechanical design tool such as Creo for 3D model check, tolerance analysis methodology for heat sink retention design is a plus

Familiar with industry standard including NEBS, GR-63, ASHRAE, MSA etc.

Consumer Electronics Manufacturing 1,001-5,000 employees

Headquartered in Toronto, Celestica Inc. is a global leader in high-reliability design, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. We enable major brands to launch complex products in markets like Aerospace, Defense, HealthTech, and Industrial, driving a smarter, sustainable future.

In 2023, Celestica expanded its footprint with a new Design Centre in Penang, Malaysia. This strategic hub collaborates with our global engineering teams to develop cutting-edge Hardware Platform Solutions. The Penang team focuses on next-gen Networking, Storage, and Server technologies to power Cloud, AI, Machine Learning, Edge, and 5G deployments worldwide.