Wearables Thermal Design Engineer – CFD & Prototyping

Meta; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Thermal Design Engineer to develop systems for wearables and new tech initiatives. You will work with mechanical, electrical, and software teams across prototyping to mass production, building physics-based models and validating through prototypes.

Ideal candidates have background in heat transfer and experience with CAD/CFD tools, plus scripting in MATLAB/Python for automation and analysis. Join a collaborative team shaping next-gen thermal solutions.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience in thermal design related to server/hardware, advanced packaging, or wearables.
• Fundamentals in heat transfer, thermal/fluid sciences, or related physics.
• Background in modeling using CAD and CFD tools, such as Fluent, StarCCM+, FloEFD or similar.
• Experience in empirical testing and model correlation.
• Experience in programming with a scripting language such as MATLAB, Python, or Julia to support development of models and automation tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop physics-based thermal models using MATLAB, Python, or Julia.
• Support the design, development, and optimization of part, sub-system, and system level design through collaboration with cross-functional teams including mechanical, electrical, and software.
• Develop part and sub-system thermal and fan models using CFD and CAD tools.
• Develop and optimize thermal designs while integrating new thermal technologies through partnering with mechanical and electrical engineers.
• Support sub-system and system-level thermal verification through prototype testing.
• Support the development of thermal control systems while building prototypes to test on physical HW.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

CFD modeling

Heat transfer

Python scripting

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience

M.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

Fluent

StarCCM+

FloEFD

Job description

Meta is seeking a Thermal Design Engineer to develop systems for wearables and new tech initiatives. You will work with mechanical, electrical, and software teams across prototyping to mass production, building physics-based models and validating through prototypes.

Ideal candidates have background in heat transfer and experience with CAD/CFD tools, plus scripting in MATLAB/Python for automation and analysis. Join a collaborative team shaping next-gen thermal solutions.