Senior Thermal Design Engineer — Equity & Advanced Cooling

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Thermal Product Design Engineer in California to drive thermal solutions from concept to production. You will design new thermal solutions, perform CFD simulations, build prototypes, instrument tests, and present data-driven analyses to meet product goals.

The role requires a BSME or equivalent, 5+ years of electronics thermal experience, and proficiency with tools like Icepak, Flotherm, or Fluent.

Qualifications

• BSME minimum (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of electronics thermal design experience.
• Deep understanding of heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
• Proficient in at least one thermal simulation tool (Icepak/Flotherm/Fluent).
• Hands-on thermal testing experience and data analysis.
• Strong interpersonal skills and collaboration across teams.
• Experience leading resources (consultants, suppliers, manufacturing).

Responsibilities

• Design new thermal solutions for NVIDIA product generations.
• Perform thermal simulations and validate against targets.
• Build and instrument physical prototypes for testing.
• Summarize data, present findings, and iterate designs.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams from concept to production.

Skills

Thermal design

CFD analysis

Thermal testing

Data interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BSME (or equivalent)

Tools

Icepak

Flotherm

Fluent

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Senior Thermal Product Design Engineer in California to drive thermal solutions from concept to production. You will design new thermal solutions, perform CFD simulations, build prototypes, instrument tests, and present data-driven analyses to meet product goals.

The role requires a BSME or equivalent, 5+ years of electronics thermal experience, and proficiency with tools like Icepak, Flotherm, or Fluent.