Thermal Engineer

Acceler8 Talent; California (MO); On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent is seeking an experienced Thermal Engineer to lead the design, modeling and validation of cooling systems for high-powered electronic equipment in data-center environments.

You will own thermal solutions from early analysis through physical testing and validation, working with suppliers and cross-functional teams to deliver reliable, scalable cooling for next-generation hardware.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field; Master’s preferred.
• 10+ years of thermal-design experience.
• At least 2 years hands-on liquid- or two-phase-cooling design experience.
• Strong knowledge of heat-transfer fundamentals.
• Proficiency with thermal-simulation tools (Flotherm/Flotherm XT/FloEFD/Icepak) and validation.
• Experience taking thermal designs from modeling through physical validation.
• Designed cooling solutions for high-power electronic systems.
• Experience collaborating with suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, modeling, and validation of cooling systems for high-power electronics.
• Design heat sinks, cold plates, and liquid-cooling loops.
• Develop air-, liquid-, and two-phase-cooling solutions.
• Run thermal modeling and simulation; conduct physical testing and model correlation.
• Integrate cooling systems into broader hardware architectures.
• Troubleshoot thermal-performance and system reliability issues.
• Collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and system-engineering teams.

Skills

Thermal design

Heat transfer

Liquid cooling

Two-phase cooling

Thermal modeling

System integration

Vendor collaboration

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Flotherm

Flotherm XT

FloEFD

Icepak

Job description

200-250k base + equity.

I’m working with a well-funded technology company developing high-performance hardware for advanced data-center applications.

They are looking for an experienced Thermal Engineer to lead the design, modeling and validation of cooling systems for high-power electronic equipment.

This is an equipment-level thermal-engineering position rather than a facilities or HVAC role. You’ll own thermal solutions from early analysis and simulation through physical testing and system integration.

You’ll work on:

• Designing heat sinks, cold plates and liquid-cooling loops
• Developing advanced air-, liquid- and two-phase-cooling solutions
• Running thermal modeling and simulation
• Conducting physical testing, validation and model correlation
• Integrating cooling systems into broader hardware architectures
• Troubleshooting thermal-performance and system-reliability issues
• Working across mechanical, electrical and system-engineering teams
• Building technical relationships with cooling-component suppliers
• Evaluating new thermal technologies and industry developments.

Looking for engineers who have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, with a master’s preferred
• 10+ years of thermal-design experience
• At least two years of hands-on liquid- or two-phase-cooling design experience
• Strong knowledge of heat-transfer fundamentals
• Proficiency with Flotherm, Flotherm XT, FloEFD, Icepak or equivalent tools
• Experience taking thermal designs from modeling through physical validation
• Designed cooling solutions for high-power commercial electronic systems
• Worked closely with technical suppliers and cross-functional engineering teams.

You should also understand data-center liquid-cooling systems, including:

• In-chassis cooling loops
• Rack interfaces and associated hardware
• In-rack or in-row coolant distribution units
• Connections between equipment cooling and facility-side infrastructure.

Experience with networking, server, telecom or comparable high-power rack-mounted equipment is particularly relevant.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of technically challenging thermal systems within an experienced team developing next-generation data-center hardware.