SOC Thermal Engineer

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. seeks a skilled Thermal Engineer to design and validate cooling solutions for high-performance computing systems, collaborating with multi-functional teams to optimize device thermal performance across product lines.

The role emphasizes simulation, testing, and integration of cutting-edge cooling with advanced packaging and SoC architectures, requiring a Bachelor’s degree and strong hands-on experience with industry tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.

Responsibilities

• This position is responsible for thermal analysis and design of thermal solutions to address chip energy efficiency and performance scaling
• Providing thermal modeling solutions to mobile devices at silicon die and semiconductor package levels
• Analyzing simulation and measurement results to enhance product thermal management
• Integrate cooling solutions to next generation SOC architecture design.

Skills

Leadership

Thermal design

SoC design methods

Thermal testing

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Ansys IcePak

Sentinel-TI

Fluent

Cadence Allegro

RedHawk

Job description

Do you love working on challenges that no one has yet solved? Do you like changing the game? Envision what you could do here. At Apple, we believe new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious individual who will work closely with multi-functional teams to optimize mobile device’s thermal performance and participate in advanced IC packaging research and development.

Description

The Thermal Engineer will design and validate cooling solutions for high-performance computing systems. The role involves simulation, testing, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure thermal performance and reliability across product lines.

Responsibilities

• This position is responsible for thermal analysis and design of thermal solutions to address chip energy efficiency and performance scaling
• Providing thermal modeling solutions to mobile devices at silicon die and semiconductor package levels
• Analyzing simulation and measurement results to enhance product thermal management
• Integrate cooling solutions to next generation SOC architecture design.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership capabilities at the senior engineer level.
• Deep expertise in thermal design for silicon devices and packaging solutions.
• Proven experience with IC physical design parameters and their impact on electrical and thermal performance across various packaging technologies.
• Strong understanding of SoC design methodologies, low-power design techniques, and thermal analysis approaches.
• Comprehensive knowledge of advanced packaging assembly processes, including electrical and thermal characteristics.
• Extensive hands-on experience in thermal design, analysis, and validation of advanced cooling solutions for high-power SoCs.
• Background in thermal testing for semiconductor devices, packages, PCBs, or mobile products
• Proficiency with industry-standard tools including Ansys IcePak, Sentinel-TI, Fluent, Cadence Allegro, and RedHawk.
• Experience designing and executing experimental test setups and analyzing thermal data.

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