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AMD · 2 days ago

Thermal Engineer

Austin, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$127K/yr - $191K/yr

AMD is a company focused on building innovative products that enhance computing experiences across various domains. The Thermal Engineer will be responsible for the thermal design and validation of Data Center GPU products, collaborating with multiple engineering teams to deliver effective thermal solutions.

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Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Design thermal solutions to enable AMD's next generation of Datacenter GPUs

Collaborate with silicon design engineering, board engineering, power engineering and other cross-functional teams to design thermal-mechanical solutions from chip level to system level

Contribute to the overall product cycle from conceptualization through mass production

Work in a dynamic and fast-paced product development environment

Thermal validation of thermal-mechanical hardware at chip, card and system level

Identify and investigate novel thermal technologies and work with vendors and internal teams to evaluate the technologies for alignment to the AMD product roadmap

Drive process improvements while executing fast time-to-market on products

Qualification

Heat transferFluid dynamicsCFD experienceLiquid cooling solutionsSolidWorksCreoThermal management designDesign of ExperimentsData analysisCommunicationTeam playerProblem solvingSelf-starterOrganizational skills

Required

Strong background in heat transfer and fluid dynamics with emphasis on electronics thermal management. Thorough understanding of electronics cooling technologies; Air cooling and liquid cooling

CFD - Experience with CFD for liquid cooled systems with Icepak or similar tools is required. CFD experience in ANSYS Icepak or AEDT is a plus

Experience developing liquid cooling solutions including design of cold plates, liquid interconnects, implementing quick disconnects, hoses, and manifolds

Experience with validation of liquid cooled systems including component and system level test as well as validation for reliability

CAD - Experience with SolidWorks and/or Creo is required. Ability to implement liquid cooling designs in Creo or SolidWorks for CFD analysis is a plus

Rack level and Datacenter and server level design experience

Deep understanding of thermal management design elements including TIM, spreaders, heat sink, vapor chamber, heat pipe, and fan

Lab Skills - Experience with Design of Experiments, instrumentation, data acquisition and data analysis, including uncertainty analysis

Ability to write scripts in programming languages (i.e. Python, C/C++, MATLAB, etc.) for data analysis & tool development

Excellent verbal and written communication skills at the engineering and executive levels, including a proven track record of working across organization boundaries to define requirements, solve complex problems and drive programs to successful completion

Manufacturing - Good knowledge of Design for Manufacturing, including experience with volume manufacturing in Asia as well as North America

Experience with engineering statistical analysis methods

MS/PhD in Mechanical Engineering