Senior Thermal Solutions Architect - AI Cooling & Equity

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 311,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a Thermal Solutions Development Engineer to transform thermal concepts into lab-ready solutions for next-gen GPU/SOC products in Santa Clara. You will work across engineering, labs, and software teams to deliver robust cooling systems from concept to validation.

You will apply AI-assisted tools to accelerate iterations, coordinate with architects and designers, and drive reliable processes that meet strict performance standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/Masters in Electrical Engineering, Thermal/Energy, Mechanical Engineering, or related majors (or equivalent experience), with 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong understanding of thermal management principles and fluid dynamics.
• In-depth knowledge of sophisticated cooling solutions and high heat flux problems.
• Outstanding communication and program management skills.
• Proficiency in CAD software for crafting and modifying 3D models of electronic components and cooling systems.
• Solid understanding of silicon testing, board build, and software knowledge.
• Comfort adopting AI-assisted engineering tools responsibly (effective prompting, verification/traceability, and data/IP hygiene) to improve productivity—without expectation of building AI agent infrastructure or training models.

Responsibilities

• Build thermal solutions for engineering characterization and validation of next-gen GPU/SOC products, ensuring flawless delivery from concept to lab.
• Drive end-to-end development and deployment of thermal solutions, collaborating with internal teams and external vendors on build requirements, prototype evaluation, test system integration, and software automation.
• Improve thermal design processes by incorporating feedback and findings, developing workflow and maintaining our world-class standards.
• Work closely with system architects, chip and board designers, and software/firmware engineers in a dynamic and high-energy environment to bring industry-defining products to market.
• Apply AI-enabled approaches and AI tools to accelerate design iteration, test planning, and characterization/validation triage (e.g., requirements/spec summarization, experiment prioritization, log/telemetry summarization, anomaly/outlier detection), improving cycle time, coverage, and traceability while validating outputs against physics, specs, and lab measurements.
• Partner with AI/tooling teams as the thermal domain SME to define use-cases, success criteria, and evaluation methods; provide feedback to improve tool reliability and usability.

Skills

Thermal management principles

Fluid dynamics

AI-assisted engineering tools usage

Communication

Program management

External vendor collaboration

Data analytics mindset

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Thermal/Energy, Mechanical Engineering or related majors

Tools

CAD software

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a Thermal Solutions Development Engineer to transform thermal concepts into lab-ready solutions for next-gen GPU/SOC products in Santa Clara. You will work across engineering, labs, and software teams to deliver robust cooling systems from concept to validation.

You will apply AI-assisted tools to accelerate iterations, coordinate with architects and designers, and drive reliable processes that meet strict performance standards.