Thermal Engineering Intern: AI & HPC Cooling Innovator

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.; Austin, Secaucus (TX, NJ); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) invites ambitious Mechanical Engineering students for a Thermal Engineering intern/co-op role in Santa Clara, CA. You’ll work on cooling technologies for AI and HPC platforms, gaining practical experience across testing, modeling, and data analysis.

You will engage in lab work, develop automation scripts, and contribute to design improvements while collaborating with experienced engineers. This is a full‑time internship/coop with hybrid/onsite options.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a US-based Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Strong background in heat transfer, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.
• Experience with thermal management, cooling technologies and lab testing.
• Proficiency with CAD tools (SolidWorks/Creo) and CFD software.
• Excellent analytical and communication skills.
• Exposure to AI infrastructure or HPC is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Characterize cooling solutions including cold plates, manifolds, heat exchangers, and coolant loops.
• Evaluate air-cooled and liquid-cooled platforms via thermal and fluid analyses.
• Support lab testing, instrumentation setup, sensors, data acquisition and validation.
• Develop scripts and tools to automate test execution and data processing.
• Perform thermal modeling, simulation, and compare measurements to design expectations.
• Investigate thermal, flow and power issues and propose solutions with engineering teams.
• Document findings and present results in reports and technical docs.

Skills

Heat transfer

Thermal management

CAD (SolidWorks/Creo)

CFD/thermal simulation

Data acquisition

Analytical problem-solving

Education

Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SolidWorks

Creo

ANSYS Icepak

Fluent

FloTHERM

COMSOL

OpenFOAM

Job description

Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) invites ambitious Mechanical Engineering students for a Thermal Engineering intern/co-op role in Santa Clara, CA. You’ll work on cooling technologies for AI and HPC platforms, gaining practical experience across testing, modeling, and data analysis.

You will engage in lab work, develop automation scripts, and contribute to design improvements while collaborating with experienced engineers. This is a full‑time internship/coop with hybrid/onsite options.