Senior Thermal Hardware Engineer – Liquid Cooling

Acceler8 Talent

San Francisco (CA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Acceler8 Talent in the SF Bay Area is partnering with a well-funded AI networking hardware startup to drive the development and manufacturing scale-up of liquid cooling solutions for high-performance AI systems.

The Hardware Product Engineer – Thermal will own productization, collaborate across teams, lead qualification, and support NPI and factory deployments to ensure smooth transfer to volume production.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years in hardware product engineering or thermal systems
  • Experience on manufacturing floor during NPI or mass production
  • Strong liquid cooling design and qualification expertise
  • Proven performance and environmental testing experience
  • Collaborates with suppliers and contract manufacturers
  • Bridges design intent and manufacturing execution

Responsibilities

  • Own productization and manufacturing readiness of thermal solutions
  • Partner with design, reliability, and supplier teams for mass production transfer
  • Lead thermal qualification activities and reliability assessments
  • Support NPI builds, ramps, and factory deployments
  • Define manufacturing processes, test methods, and quality standards
  • Work with suppliers to drive process improvements and product quality
  • Evaluate new thermal technologies for future AI infrastructure

Skills

Thermal engineering
NPI
Manufacturing engineering
Liquid cooling
Reliability testing
Supplier collaboration
Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering
Master's in Thermal Engineering

Tools

Six Sigma
CPK/PPK
Fat/SAT planning

Job description

Acceler8 Talent in the SF Bay Area is partnering with a well-funded AI networking hardware startup to drive the development and manufacturing scale-up of liquid cooling solutions for high-performance AI systems.

The Hardware Product Engineer – Thermal will own productization, collaborate across teams, lead qualification, and support NPI and factory deployments to ensure smooth transfer to volume production.

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