Thermal Engineer – Direct Liquid Cooling (Hybrid)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP; Spring (TX); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellbeing

Personal & Professional Development

Unconditional Inclusion

Job summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP invites applications for a Thermal Engineer (Direct Liquid Cooling) in Houston, TX. The role is hybrid, with ~2 days per week in a HPE office, focusing on advanced liquid cooling for high-density systems.

Responsibilities include designing cooling hardware, performing CFD analyses, and collaborating with suppliers and manufacturing. Requires a Mechanical Engineering degree with 4–6 years in thermal/mechanical roles and Creo proficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Typically, 4-6 years of mechanical and thermal engineering experience.
• Experience with server, networking, storage, AI, HPC, or data center hardware preferred.
• Experience with liquid cooling technologies and electronics thermal management preferred.
• Proficiency with Creo or equivalent 3D CAD tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead mechanical and thermal design of liquid-cooled server platforms and rack-level cooling architectures.
• Develop cooling solutions including CPU/GPU cold plates, coolant manifolds, tubing routing, blind-mate connections, and rack interfaces.
• Define server and rack thermal architectures to meet performance, reliability, acoustics, power, and deployments.
• Conduct thermal analysis using CFD, analytical methods, and lab testing to optimize performance.
• Drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions for thermal and liquid cooling issues.
• Lead engagements with suppliers and manufacturing partners for implementation.

Skills

Heat transfer

Fluid mechanics

Thermodynamics

Electronics cooling

Mechanical system design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Creo

CFD tools

Job description

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP invites applications for a Thermal Engineer (Direct Liquid Cooling) in Houston, TX. The role is hybrid, with ~2 days per week in a HPE office, focusing on advanced liquid cooling for high-density systems.

Responsibilities include designing cooling hardware, performing CFD analyses, and collaborating with suppliers and manufacturing. Requires a Mechanical Engineering degree with 4–6 years in thermal/mechanical roles and Creo proficiency.