Senior Thermal Engineer — Drive Heat Transfer Innovation

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a world-class Thermal Engineer to lead the design of thermal solutions for Apple products.

You will drive from concept to production, ensuring thermal objectives are met while optimizing user experience, with collaboration across teams and a strong focus on heat transfer and fluid dynamics. The role requires deep expertise in conduction, convection, and radiation, along with experience in consumer electronics thermal validations.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent with 5+ years of thermal design experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Genuine curiosity and a sense of design ownership.
• Occasional travel

Responsibilities

• Specification and optimization of thermal control parameters
• Defining and guiding thermal and flow experiments to characterize materials, components, and systems
• Analysis of system test data and preparing summary reports
• Communication of status and results to cross-functional teams and management

Skills

Thermal design

Heat transfer

CFD tools

Thermal testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

M.S./Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CAD tools

CFD tools

Scripting (Python, Perl)

MATLAB/SciPy

Job description

Apple, Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a world-class Thermal Engineer to lead the design of thermal solutions for Apple products.

You will drive from concept to production, ensuring thermal objectives are met while optimizing user experience, with collaboration across teams and a strong focus on heat transfer and fluid dynamics. The role requires deep expertise in conduction, convection, and radiation, along with experience in consumer electronics thermal validations.