Thermal Engineer — Heat Transfer & CFD for Electronics

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a world‑class Thermal Engineer to influence product design from concept through production, ensuring thermal performance and user experience meet or exceed objectives. You will lead thermal projects, run analyses, and collaborate across disciplines.

Minimum 5+ years in thermal design with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Preferred MS/PhD, CFD/CAD tooling, and experience with heat sinks, TIMs, and validation for consumer electronics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of thermal design experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Genuine curiosity and a sense of design ownership.

Responsibilities

• Definition and optimization of thermal control parameters.
• Design and implementation of thermal solutions and experiments.
• Analysis of system test data and preparation of reports.
• Communication of status to cross-functional teams; occasional travel.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Design ownership

Curiosity

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

M.S./Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CFD tools

CAD tools

MATLAB/SciPy

Python/Perl

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a world‑class Thermal Engineer to influence product design from concept through production, ensuring thermal performance and user experience meet or exceed objectives. You will lead thermal projects, run analyses, and collaborate across disciplines.

Minimum 5+ years in thermal design with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. Preferred MS/PhD, CFD/CAD tooling, and experience with heat sinks, TIMs, and validation for consumer electronics.