Thermal Engineer

Supermicro; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus programs

Equity awards

Job summary

Supermicro is seeking a skilled Thermal Engineer to lead the thermal architecture, design, analysis, and validation of cooling technologies for networking servers and data storage products.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in heat transfer and fluid dynamics, with hands-on experience in liquid and air cooling, CFD tools (Icepak/FloTHERM), and lab testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master in mechanical or aerospace engineering or equivalent
• 2+ years IT/server industry experience preferred
• Experience with thermal/validation engineering in electronics cooling desirable
• CFD thermal/cooling simulations experience (Icepak/FloTHERM) preferred

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, plan, and execute liquid/air cooling design for servers, storage, and workstations
• Collaborate with motherboard, chassis, power, and system teams to optimize layout
• Validate thermal compliance to industry standards
• Present thermal data to engineering teams, vendors, and customers
• Investigate new cooling techniques to advance thermal management
• Interface with contract manufacturers and vendors for cooling solutions
• Provide thermal/cooling support from component to rack level

Skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Project management

Heat transfer

Fluid dynamics

Thermal testing

Windows/Linux scripting

Education

Bachelor or Master in Mechanical/Aerospace engineering

Tools

Icepak

FloTHERM

Job description

About Supermicro

Supermicro® is a Top Tier provider of advanced server, storage, and networking solutions for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT, Hadoop/ Big Data, Hyperscale, HPC and IoT/Embedded customers worldwide. We are the #5 fastest growing company among the Silicon Valley Top 50 technology firms. Our unprecedented global expansion has provided us with the opportunity to offer a large number of new positions to the technology community. We seek talented, passionate, and committed engineers, technologists, and business leaders to join us.

Job Req ID: 29646

Job Summary

Supermicro Computer is seeking a skilled and experienced candidate to take on the responsibilities of Thermal Engineer. The position will be responsible for the thermal architecture, design, analysis, and validation of thermal technologies (include Liquid Cooling and air cooling technologies) within networking server and data storage products. The role utilizes and champions a design process based on estimating, simulating, and testing the thermal performance of new products and architectures. The ideal candidate will have outstanding leadership skill to lead the junior engineer and possess strong fundamental background in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and the implementation of thermal solutions in enterprise electronics.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Conceptualize, plan, and execute the design and development of Liquid/Air cooling solutions for servers, storages, and workstations
• Collaborate with motherboard, chassis, power supply, and system teams to optimize system layout and component placement
• Validate thermal compliance of systems and components with regards to industry standards
• Summarize and present thermal/cooling technical data to engineering teams, vendors, and customers
• Investigate and identify new techniques to advance cooling schemes and thermal managements
• Interface with contract manufacturers and vendors for cooling solution developments and improvements
• Provide thermal/cooling technical supports from component to rack level

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master's degree in mechanical or Aerospace engineering, or equivalent training with minimum 2+ years direct IT/server industry experience is preferred
• Experience working as a thermal, mechanical, or validation engineer in computer or electronics cooling development is strongly desirable
• Experience running CFD thermal/cooling simulation software (Icepak or FloTHERM)
• Experience of liquid cooling solution include coldplate/manifold design
• Hands-on experiences working with heat sink, air shroud/fan duct designs and cooling fan/blower components
• Hands-on experiences in computer system level thermal testing or validation, including thermocouple installations, automated data acquisitions, and related lab equipment operations
• Experience running stress programs and scripts under Windows and Linux environments
• Ability to handle multiple projects and make significant progress in timely manner simultaneously
• Strong communication skill, able to work efficiently in a team and fast-paced environment

Salary Range

$105,000 - $125,000

The salary offered will depend on several factors, including your location, level, education, training, specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as participation in bonus and equity award programs.

EEO Statement

Supermicro is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of Supermicro to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.