Senior Thermal Architect – AI-Driven Compute Cooling

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 181,000 - 367,000; Full time

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a Senior Principal Thermal Engineer to lead advanced cooling technology initiatives for networking, AI, compute, and data-center hardware. You will define long-term thermal strategies, evaluate emerging cooling solutions, and guide cross-functional teams toward high-performance, energy-efficient designs.

You will mentor engineers, influence technology direction, and collaborate with suppliers to accelerate innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Sciences, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in thermal engineering and electronics cooling.
• Expertise in advanced air-cooling and/or liquid-cooling technologies.
• Proven ability to influence technology direction across organizations and partners.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term thermal technology vision and roadmaps for HPE networking, AI, compute, and data-center hardware.
• Identify, evaluate, and mature next-generation cooling technologies for future platforms.
• Establish organization-wide thermal architectures, design methodologies, and validation frameworks.
• Mentor thermal engineers and influence stakeholders across engineering and business units.

Skills

Thermal management

Heat transfer

Fluid mechanics

Thermodynamics

Airflow optimization

Heat sink design

Vapor chambers

Heat pipes

Immersion cooling

CFD analysis

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in mechanical/thermal/aerospace/physics

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

FloTHERM

FloEFD

Icepak

Star-CCM+

Macroflow

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise seeks a Senior Principal Thermal Engineer to lead advanced cooling technology initiatives for networking, AI, compute, and data-center hardware. You will define long-term thermal strategies, evaluate emerging cooling solutions, and guide cross-functional teams toward high-performance, energy-efficient designs.

You will mentor engineers, influence technology direction, and collaborate with suppliers to accelerate innovation.