Thermal/Mechanical Engineer, Data Center Systems

Amazon Web Services (AWS); Austin (TX); On-site; USD 136,000 - 184,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. within Amazon Web Services is seeking a Thermal/Mechanical Engineer to design and optimize hardware for AWS data centers. You will drive from circuit concepts to full system design, influencing cooling strategies for high-volume deployments and cost efficiency.

You’ll collaborate across sites with ODMs and internal teams, applying CFD and high-fidelity measurements to validate models and ensure robust thermal performance in air- and liquid-cooled environments.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Mechanical/Thermal Engineering.
• 3+ years industry experience in Mechanical and Thermal design of Systems.
• Experience in thermal and performance measurements and characterization on SoCs, Servers, and Systems.
• 3+ years of experience SoC Thermal modelling and IC package transient thermal response.
• Experience with Chip package, System Mechanical & Thermal design for air-coolled and liquid-coolled systems.
• Collaborate effectively with teams spanning multiple sites and develop detailed specifications for product teams to use.
• Work with ODMs, heatsink vendors, and internal design teams on cross-boundary triaging, debugging, and resolving issues across organization.

Responsibilities

• Design and build the systems that power AWS data centers.
• Develop from circuit design to large system design and see through to high-volume manufacturing.
• Influence thermal strategies to optimize performance, quality and cost across deployments.

Skills

Thermal design

SoC modelling

Systems engineering

Heat transfer

Python

Linux

CFD

Team collaboration

Education

BS or MS degree in Mechanical/Thermal Engineering

Tools

Ansys Icepak

FloTherm

Cadence Celsius

PTC Creo

Solidworks

Job description

Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. within Amazon Web Services is seeking a Thermal/Mechanical Engineer to design and optimize hardware for AWS data centers. You will drive from circuit concepts to full system design, influencing cooling strategies for high-volume deployments and cost efficiency.

You’ll collaborate across sites with ODMs and internal teams, applying CFD and high-fidelity measurements to validate models and ensure robust thermal performance in air- and liquid-cooled environments.