System Thermal Engineer - AI and Compute Server Development

Hyve Solutions; Colorado; On-site; USD 181,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

HYVE Solutions seeks a Staff-level System Thermal Engineer in Colorado to lead hands-on thermal design for AI and compute servers, spanning air-cooled and liquid-cooled platforms. You will perform CFD analyses, lab validation, and drive bring-up with cross-functional teams to ensure performance, reliability, and manufacturability targets.

Bring extensive experience in thermal design, airflow optimization, and system-level packaging, with strong communication across mechanical, hardware, power,

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on thermal design experience for servers or high-power electronics.
• Experience with liquid cooling and hyperscale deployments preferred.
• Strong ability to translate thermal data into design changes and communicate across teams.

Responsibilities

• System thermal design for air- and liquid-cooled platforms.
• Perform CFD and thermal simulations to guide layout and cooling margins.
• Instrument systems and conduct thermal characterization and margin validation.
• Support thermal bring-up during EVT/DVT/PVT and drive corrective actions.
• Collaborate with mechanical, hardware, power, and manufacturing teams on thermal requirements.

Skills

Airflow design

CFD/thermal modeling

Lab instrumentation

Cross-team collaboration

Education

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

Tools

CFD software

Thermal measurement tools

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.