Thermal Design Engineer

Datacenter People LLC; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Datacenter People LLC seeks a Thermal Design Engineer to perform thermal analysis and simulations for electro-mechanical and power electronic products. You will model heat transfer, including liquid cooling, and drive design improvements to boost performance and efficiency.

You will collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to ensure thermal solutions are integrated into product architecture, support NPD validation, and contribute to reliability assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in thermal design of electro-mechanical or power electronic products.
• Experience with thermal management of high-power electrical systems or data center infrastructure.
• Familiarity with liquid cooling systems and cold-plate design.

Responsibilities

• Perform thermal analysis and simulation of electro-mechanical products using Autodesk CFD and Omniverse-enabled environments.
• Model heat transfer including conduction, convection, and liquid cooling systems.
• Develop simulation-driven design improvements to optimize performance and thermal efficiency.
• Support new product development through design validation and risk mitigation.
• Evaluate thermal performance of busbars, PDUs, and rack-level power distribution systems.
• Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to integrate thermal solutions into product architecture.
• Generate simulation reports to support design reviews and qualification efforts.
• Support validation testing by correlating simulation results with empirical data.
• Participate in design for manufacturability and reliability assessments.
• Assist in failure analysis and root cause investigations related to thermal performance issues.

Skills

Engineering project coordination

Strong communication skills

Thermal design experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk CFD

Autodesk Inventor CAD

PLM software

Job description

Reno, NV

The Client

Datacenter People is partnering with a global leader in power infrastructure for data centers and other mission-critical environments.

What The Job Involves

• Perform thermal analysis and simulation of electro-mechanical products using.
• Autodesk CFD and Omniverse-enabled simulation environments.
• Model heat transfer behavior including conduction, convection, and liquid cooling systems.
• Develop simulation-driven design improvements to optimize product performance, power density, and thermal efficiency.
• Support new product development (NPD) initiatives through early-stage design validation and risk mitigation.
• Evaluate thermal performance of high-current busbars, PDUs, and liquid-cooled power distribution systems.
• Collaborate with mechanical and electrical engineers to integrate thermal solutions into product architecture.
• Generate simulation reports to support design reviews and qualification efforts.
• Support validation testing efforts by correlating simulation results with empirical data.
• Participate in design for manufacturability (DFM) and reliability assessments.
• Assist in failure analysis and root cause investigations related to thermal performance issues.
• Other duties as assigned.

We Are Looking For Someone With

• Bachelor's degree from four-year College or University with emphasis in
• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or comparable experience or related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 3+ years of experience in thermal design of electro-mechanical or power electronic products
• Experience with thermal management of high-power electrical systems or data center infrastructure
• Familiarity with liquid cooling systems and cold-plate design
• Experience working with busbar systems, PDUs, or rack-level power distribution
• Knowledge of OCP hardware architectures and data center cooling methodologies
• Exposure to multi-physics simulation environments
• Experience integrating Autodesk Inventor CAD designs into simulation environments
• Experience supporting rack-level liquid-cooled 48V or 400V power architectures
• Experience with writing ECO’s using PLM software.
• Experience with performing Hipot, SELV, and thermal testing.
• Ability to coordinate engineering projects and demonstrate engineering technical expertise to a team.
• Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to provide information across multiple groups in the Company including Engineering, Marketing, and Sales.

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we are unable to acknowledge each one. Please bear in mind that if you are selected for interview we will contact you within the next seven days.