Sr Thermal Design Engineer

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Austin, Texas is seeking a Senior Thermal Engineer to design and validate thermal solutions for data center GPU products. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and experience with CAD tools such as SolidWorks. This role involves collaboration with other engineering teams and innovation in thermal management technologies, contributing to product cycles from conception to production.

Qualifications

• Strong background in heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
• Thorough understanding of electronics cooling technologies.
• Experience developing liquid cooling solutions.
• Experience with validation of liquid cooled systems.
• CAD experience with SolidWorks and/or Creo.
• Deep understanding of thermal management design elements.
• Ability to write scripts for data analysis & tool development.
• Good knowledge of Design for Manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Design thermal solutions for AMD's Datacenter GPUs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams for thermal-mechanical solutions.
• Contribute to product cycles from conceptualization through mass production.
• Perform thermal validation of hardware at different levels.
• Identify and evaluate novel thermal technologies.
• Drive process improvements for fast time-to-market.

Skills

Heat transfer

Fluid dynamics

Electronics thermal management

CFD experience

CAD skills (SolidWorks, Creo)

Lab Skills

Programming (Python, MATLAB)

Manufacturing knowledge

Statistical analysis

Education

MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Icepak

Design of Experiments

Job description

WHAT YOU DO AT AMD CHANGES EVERYTHING

At AMD, our mission is to build great products that accelerate next-generation computing experiences—from AI and data centers, to PCs, gaming and embedded systems. Grounded in a culture of innovation and collaboration, we believe real progress comes from bold ideas, human ingenuity and a shared passion to create something extraordinary. When you join AMD, you\'ll discover the real differentiator is our culture. We push the limits of innovation to solve the world\'s most important challenges—striving for execution excellence, while being direct, humble, collaborative, and inclusive of diverse perspectives. Join us as we shape the future of AI and beyond.

Together, we advance your career.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Member of Technical Staff (SMTS) Thermal Engineer in the Data Center GPU and Accelerated Processing (DCGAP) Thermal Mechanical Engineering department, you will be responsible for the thermal design, validation and technology development for the AMD Data Center GPU products in this expanding and strategic market for AMD. To accomplish this, you will need to interact with other key engineering teams such as silicon design, boarding engineering, validation, and manufacturing and leaders within AMD, our customers, and our partners.

THE PERSON

The Senior member of Technical staff (SMTS) Thermal Engineer in the Thermal Mechanical Engineering team will have excellent communication skills, planning skills, technical expertise, is a team player, possesses critical problem solving and troubleshooting skills, is a self-starter, and is well organized. They will be market savvy and comfortable in a fast-paced, multi-tasking environment.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

The Senior member of Technical staff (SMTS) Thermal Engineer in the Thermal Mechanical Engineering team will be responsible for the end-to-end development and delivery of thermal and/or mechanical solutions for the GPU and associated platforms. The successful candidate will have a thermal and mechanical development background with silicon level or system level experience. They will integrate into a global development team in delivering commercially viable products (silicon to systems) to the marketplace in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Some of the key responsibilities will include

• Design thermal solutions to enable AMD\'s next generation of Datacenter GPUs
• Collaborate with silicon design engineering, board engineering, power engineering and other cross-functional teams to design thermal-mechanical solutions from chip level to system level
• Contribute to the overall product cycle from conceptualization through mass production
• Work in a dynamic and fast-paced product development environment
• Thermal validation of thermal-mechanical hardware at chip, card and system level
• Identify and investigate novel thermal technologies and work with vendors and internal teams to evaluate the technologies for alignment to the AMD product roadmap
• Drive process improvements while executing fast time-to-market on products

REQUIREMENTS

The selected candidate will use his/her proven technical skills to ensure the engineering team continuously innovates, uses 'best practices', and adds value for its customers. Key qualifications required include

• Strong background in heat transfer and fluid dynamics with emphasis on electronics thermal management. Thorough understanding of electronics cooling technologies; Air cooling and liquid cooling.
• CFD - Experience with CFD for liquid cooled systems with Icepak or similar tools is required. CFD experience in ANSYS Icepak or AEDT is a plus
• Experience developing liquid cooling solutions including design of cold plates, liquid interconnects, implementing quick disconnects, hoses, and manifolds.
• Experience with validation of liquid cooled systems including component and system level test as well as validation for reliability.
• CAD - Experience with SolidWorks and/or Creo is required. Ability to implement liquid cooling designs in Creo or SolidWorks for CFD analysis is a plus.
• Rack level and Datacenter and server level design experience.
• Deep understanding of thermal management design elements including TIM, spreaders, heat sink, vapor chamber, heat pipe, and fan
• Lab Skills - Experience with Design of Experiments, instrumentation, data acquisition and data analysis, including uncertainty analysis.
• Ability to write scripts in programming languages (i.e. Python, C/C++, MATLAB, etc.) for data analysis & tool development
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills at the engineering and executive levels, including a proven track record of working across organization boundaries to define requirements, solve complex problems and drive programs to successful completion
• Manufacturing - Good knowledge of Design for Manufacturing, including experience with volume manufacturing in Asia as well as North America
• Experience with engineering statistical analysis methods

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS

MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering

LOCATION

Austin, Texas

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Benefits

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