System Thermal Engineer - AI and Compute Server Development

Hyve Solutions; Bend (OR); On-site; USD 181,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HYVE Solutions in Bend, Oregon seeks a Staff-level System Thermal Engineer to lead hands-on thermal design and validation for next‑generation AI and compute servers. You will work with the principal thermal lead and cross-functional hardware teams to ensure performance, reliability, and manufacturability.

Responsibilities include designing air-cooled and liquid-cooled solutions, performing CFD analyses, validating with lab measurements, and supporting bring-up through EVT/DVT/PVT ramps while

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on server thermal design experience.
• Experience with liquid cooling and hyperscale deployments preferred.
• Solid knowledge of airflow, heatsinks, cold plates, and CFD modeling.
• Ability to translate thermal data into design changes and communicate across teams.

Responsibilities

• System thermal design: airflow paths, heatsinks, cold plates, and fan/ducting solutions for high-power components.
• Thermal modeling and analysis: CFD simulations to guide placement and cooling margin evaluation.
• Lab validation: temperature, flow, sensors; correlate results with simulation.
• Bring-up and debug during EVT/DVT/PVT; drive corrective actions through ramp.
• Cross-functional execution with mechanical, hardware, power, and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Airflow design

Thermal analysis

Lab instrumentation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelors or Masters in Mechanical/Thermal Engineering

Tools

CFD tools

Thermal modeling

Job description

@HYVE Solutions, missions to help customers, business partners, and employees achieve success through shared goals, strategies, resources and technology solutions. As a Staff-level System Thermal Engineer, you will execute hands-on thermal design and validation for Hyve's next-generation AI and compute servers, working alongside the Principal thermal lead and cross-functional hardware teams. You will design and test air-cooled and liquid-cooled solutions, run thermal and CFD analysis, and support bring-up and production ramp to ensure platforms meet performance, reliability, and manufacturability targets.

Core Responsibilities

• System thermal design. Develop and optimize airflow paths, heatsinks, cold plates, and fan/ducting solutions for high-power GPU, CPU, VR, and memory components across air-cooled and liquid-cooled platforms.
• Thermal modeling and analysis. Perform CFD and thermal simulations to guide component placement, system layout, and cooling margin evaluation under worst-case workloads and environmental conditions.
• Lab validation. Instrument systems with temperature, flow, and pressure sensors; execute thermal characterization, stress testing, and margin validation, and correlate results with simulation.
• Bring-up and debug. Support thermal bring-up during EVT/DVT/PVT, debug hotspots and airflow/flow inefficiencies, and help drive corrective actions through factory ramp.
• Cross-functional execution. Collaborate with mechanical, hardware, power, and manufacturing teams to embed thermal requirements into board layouts, mechanical stackups, and rack packaging, and participate in design reviews with data-driven recommendations.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience: 8+ years of hands-on thermal design experience for servers, GPU platforms, or high-power electronics, including system bring-up and validation. Exposure to liquid cooling and hyperscale deployments preferred.
• Technical expertise: Solid working knowledge of airflow and thermal design, heatsinks and cold plates, CFD/thermal modeling tools, and lab instrumentation and measurement techniques.
• Working style: Hands-on problem solver comfortable in lab environments, with the ability to turn thermal data into practical design changes and communicate clearly across teams.

Compensation: $ 181,000 to $240,000

@ HYVE Solutions, we believe employees are our greatest asset and we empower them to make a difference in our business. Diversity and inclusion make us all better. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.