Senior Thermal Engineer – Custom Cooling Solutions

Dell; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Dell in Round Rock, Texas, seeks a Thermal Senior Engineer to lead the development of thermal solutions for AI, Cloud, HPC, and enterprise servers. You will work on cross-functional interfaces across Dell product lines to ensure reliable heat transfer and system performance.

You will build and validate thermal processes, tools, and simulations, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and software teams. The role emphasizes scripting and MCAD-aware engineering within a global context.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering (or related field).
• Experience with heat transfer and thermal management in IT hardware.
• Scripting in Bash and/or Python for automation and data processing.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop integrated thermal solutions for Dell products.
• Develop and validate thermal designs, experiments, and simulations to ensure product reliability.
• Create tools and automation to support global system engineers in thermal testing and validation.
• Assess thermal feasibility of non-roadmap commodities using software simulations.

Skills

Thermal design

Scripting Bash

Python scripting

Cross-functional collaboration

Hardware knowledge

Education

BS in Mechanical, Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

MCAD tools

Job description

Dell in Round Rock, Texas, seeks a Thermal Senior Engineer to lead the development of thermal solutions for AI, Cloud, HPC, and enterprise servers. You will work on cross-functional interfaces across Dell product lines to ensure reliable heat transfer and system performance.

You will build and validate thermal processes, tools, and simulations, collaborating with mechanical, electrical, and software teams. The role emphasizes scripting and MCAD-aware engineering within a global context.