Senior Thermal Engineer - Liquid Cooling for Servers

Supermicro; Wayne (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Supermicro in San Jose, CA, is seeking a senior Thermal Engineer to own the thermal architecture, analysis, and validation for liquid- and air-cooling solutions in servers and storage products. The role emphasizes leading a junior engineer, applying heat transfer and fluid dynamics fundamentals, and driving CFD simulations, lab testing, and design reviews across enterprise electronics.

Candidates will collaborate with motherboard, chassis, and system teams to optimize layouts and ensure thermal

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in mechanical or aerospace engineering with 8+ years IT/server experience preferred.
• Experience as a thermal/validation engineer in computer or electronics cooling development.
• Experience running CFD simulations with Icepak or FloTHERM.
• Hands-on liquid cooling design and heat sink/air shroud experience.
• Experience in system-level thermal testing and data acquisition.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and develop Liquid/Air cooling solutions for servers, storage, and workstations.
• Collaborate with motherboard, chassis, power, and system teams to optimize layouts.
• Validate thermal compliance to industry standards.
• Present thermal data to engineering teams, vendors, and customers.
• Investigate new cooling techniques to advance thermal management.
• Interface with contract manufacturers and vendors for cooling developments.
• Provide thermal support from component to rack level.

Skills

Heat transfer

Fluid dynamics

Team leadership

Thermal testing

Communication

Education

Bachelor or Master’s degree in mechanical or Aerospace engineering

Tools

Icepak

FloTHERM

CFD software

Liquid cooling design

Job description

Supermicro in San Jose, CA, is seeking a senior Thermal Engineer to own the thermal architecture, analysis, and validation for liquid- and air-cooling solutions in servers and storage products. The role emphasizes leading a junior engineer, applying heat transfer and fluid dynamics fundamentals, and driving CFD simulations, lab testing, and design reviews across enterprise electronics.

Candidates will collaborate with motherboard, chassis, and system teams to optimize layouts and ensure thermal