Automotive Thermal Engineer - CFD & Heat Transfer

QUALCOMM, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 160,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Thermal Engineer to advance cooling solutions for automotive chipset hardware. You will apply heat transfer theory, run CFD simulations, and conduct experiments to validate thermal performance for complex electronic modules.

Ideal candidates will design tests, set up and execute thermal experiments, and collaborate across engineering teams to deliver robust cooling solutions. Experience with ANSYS Icepak or Flotherm and CAD tools is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering with 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Master's degree in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering with 3+ years.
• PhD in Chemical, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering with 2+ years.

Responsibilities

• Support thermal/mechanical projects from concept to production phase.
• Design, set up, run, and deliver results for various thermal experiments.
• Conduct test or research on materials and thermal solutions.
• Manage technical projects across organization.
• Perform thermal simulations utilizing CFD tools and present results.

Skills

Python

C/C++

CFD

Thermal tests

Heat transfer

Heat sink design

PCB design

Data acquisition

ANSYS Icepak

SolidWorks

Pro/ENGINEER

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical/ Chemical/ Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Icepak

Flotherm

SolidWorks

Pro/ENGINEER

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks a Thermal Engineer to advance cooling solutions for automotive chipset hardware. You will apply heat transfer theory, run CFD simulations, and conduct experiments to validate thermal performance for complex electronic modules.

Ideal candidates will design tests, set up and execute thermal experiments, and collaborate across engineering teams to deliver robust cooling solutions. Experience with ANSYS Icepak or Flotherm and CAD tools is preferred.