Senior Thermal Systems Engineer - Remote with Flexible Hours

Placements24; Rustenburg; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Remote-friendly culture

Professional development opportunities

Flexible hours

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Thermal Systems Engineer to lead design, analysis, and optimization of thermal management for advanced products in a remote-friendly environment.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in thermal systems, with proven expertise in CFD (ANSYS Fluent, COMSOL) and thermal FEA, and strong CAD ability. Remote-first role offering professional development and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Master's or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 6 years of hands-on thermal system design and analysis.
• Proven CFD and thermal FEA experience with ANSYS Fluent and COMSOL Multiphysics.
• Strong heat transfer, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics knowledge.
• Experience with data acquisition and experimental thermal testing.
• Proficiency in CAD for component and assembly design.
• Excellent problem-solving and remote collaboration skills.
• Experience in electronics cooling or similar applications is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and analyze complex thermal management systems (electronics, machinery, etc).
• Perform CFD/FEA to predict temperature distributions and heat flux.
• Develop and validate thermal models against data and theory.
• Specify and select heat sinks, fans, pumps, exchangers.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate thermal solutions.
• Create design specs, analysis reports, and testing procedures.
• Conduct experimental testing and recommend design improvements.
• Stay updated on thermal tech advances and methodologies.
• Troubleshoot thermal issues during development/production.
• Mentor junior engineers in thermal engineering.

Skills

CFD

Thermal design

Heat transfer

Remote collaboration

Education

Master's or PhD in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

ANSYS Fluent

COMSOL Multiphysics

CAD software

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Thermal Systems Engineer to lead design, analysis, and optimization of thermal management for advanced products in a remote-friendly environment.

The ideal candidate has 6+ years in thermal systems, with proven expertise in CFD (ANSYS Fluent, COMSOL) and thermal FEA, and strong CAD ability. Remote-first role offering professional development and competitive benefits.