Thermal Engineer – HPC Cooling & Modeling Expert

AMD; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

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Job summary

AMD in San Jose is seeking a thermal engineer to design, model, and validate cooling solutions for next-generation SoCs, GPUs, and HPC platforms. You will perform simulations, analyze test data, and collaborate across engineering teams to ensure thermal performance and reliability.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s or PhD in mechanical/aerospace engineering, strong heat transfer fundamentals, and proficiency with Ansys Icepak, FloTHERM, FloTHERM XT, AEDT, and data analysis in Python/MATLAB.

Qualifications

• Experience in thermal analysis, modeling, characterization, and testing of electronic systems.
• Experience with SoC thermal analysis and hotspot analysis.
• Knowledge of heat transfer fundamentals: conduction, convection, radiation.
• Proficiency with CFD/thermal simulation tools.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to develop thermal solutions across product development.
• Perform die, package, board, and system-level thermal simulations.
• Develop and execute thermal characterization and validation plans.
• Analyze thermal test data and correlate with simulations.
• Support cooling design for air- and liquid-cooled HPC products.
• Conduct first-order calculations to guide design decisions.
• Participate in thermal design reviews and customer engagements.

Skills

Thermal analysis

Modeling

Validation testing

SoC heat maps

CFD tools

Python

MATLAB

SolidWorks

Creo

Linux

Windows

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical/Aerospace Engineering

Tools

Ansys Icepak

FloTHERM

FloTHERM XT

AEDT

Job description

AMD in San Jose is seeking a thermal engineer to design, model, and validate cooling solutions for next-generation SoCs, GPUs, and HPC platforms. You will perform simulations, analyze test data, and collaborate across engineering teams to ensure thermal performance and reliability.

The ideal candidate has a Master’s or PhD in mechanical/aerospace engineering, strong heat transfer fundamentals, and proficiency with Ansys Icepak, FloTHERM, FloTHERM XT, AEDT, and data analysis in Python/MATLAB.