Thermal Test Engineer

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

Job summary

Celestica Penang is seeking a Lead Engineer, Hardware Design to drive thermal management for IT equipment such as servers and storage devices. You will work with cross-functional teams including design, manufacturing engineering, and project leadership to ensure robust, high-quality product development and to incorporate feedback from reviews.

Responsibilities include setting up and validating thermal test plans, analyzing data from temperature loggers and IR cameras, and improving heat sink and

Qualifications

• B.S. or higher in Thermal Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of experience in thermal design and test validation.
• Experience with server/storage/switch products preferred.
• Familiar with thermal measurement tools and fluid dynamics.

Responsibilities

• Lead thermal design and validation activities for IT equipment.
• Set up and run thermal tests, analyze results and report findings.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing engineering and project leadership.
• Develop robust cooling schemes including heatsinks and airflow optimization.

Skills

Thermal design

Test validation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. or above in Thermal Engineering

Tools

Temperature data logger

IR camera

Wind tunnel

Heat sink

TIM

Air movers

Job description

The Lead Engineer, Hardware Design works with cross functional teams with other designers, customers, manufacturing engineering and project leadership to ensure robust and high quality product development. Enhance designs with feedback from reviews in areas such as manufacturing, test, supply chain, reliability, industrial design and simulations. Provide support throughout the manufacturing process of the electrical/mechanical system that they have designed. #LI-LX1

Detailed Description

Performs tasks such as, but not limited to, the following:

• Responsible for thermal test validation of IT equipments including server/storage/switch product.
• Set-up thermal test environment and execute the thermal test including wind-tunnel test and temperature test.
• Work with other function team to resolve thermal relevant issues.
• Document comprehensive thermal test plan and report.
• B.S. or above in Thermal Engineering or equivalent is required.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in thermal design & test validation of electronic product, Server/storage/switch product experience is preferred.
• Familiar with thermal measurement technology and tools such as temperature data logger, IR camera, wind-tunnel and etc.
• Familiar with fluid dynamic and heat transfer knowledge
• Familiar with Thermal parts including Heat sink, TIM, air movers, etc.
• Hands on experience on validation test of various fan speed control algorithm and over temperature protection mechanism
• Good skills in thermal test data analysis and report

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g., data entry, using a computer mouse, using a calculator, etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Typical Experience

• Minimum 3 years of related experience in similar job roles