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Thermal Engineer-Data Center AI GPU Thermal Design

AMD· Engineering
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Hybrid (Austin, TX)$133.2k - $199.8kFull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Thermal design and validation engineer focused on end-to-end thermal architecture for AMD's MI Series AI accelerators and data center GPUs, combining lab work, thermal modeling, and technology development to enable next-generation AI hardware.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop thermal solutions supporting AMD's next generation of data center GPU and AI accelerator products.
  • Collaborate with silicon, board, power, validation, manufacturing, and platform engineering teams to deliver innovative thermal-mechanical solutions from component to system level.
  • Perform thermal validation activities including test planning, laboratory experimentation, data collection, and analysis.
  • Contribute to thermal modeling and simulation efforts to support product development and design optimization.
  • Investigate, evaluate, and advance emerging cooling technologies aligned with AMD's future product roadmap.
  • Support product development activities from concept through commercialization and mass production.
  • During the first several months, become familiar with AMD thermal design methodologies, tools, products, and development processes while contributing to active engineering projects.
  • Over time, take ownership of critical thermal design and validation efforts, develop domain expertise, and become a key contributor to next-generation AI platform development.

Qualifications

  • Master's degree or PhD preferred in Mechanical Engineering.
  • Advanced degrees in Aerospace Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Thermal Sciences, Fluid Mechanics, or related engineering disciplines with a strong thermal focus are also desired.
  • Research focused on thermal management, fluid dynamics, electronics cooling, computational modeling, or related areas is preferred.

Skills

Required:Heat transferThermal management in HPC/data center/AI hardwareCFD tools (Icepak, ANSYS AEDT, or similar)Thermal design methodologies (air/liquid cooling)Thermal laboratory testing & DOE
Nice to have:Liquid cooling design (cold plates, manifolds, interconnects)Thermal components (TIMs, heat spreaders, heat sinks, vapor chambers, heat pipes, fans)CAD tools (SolidWorks or Creo)Scripting/automation/data analysis (Python, MATLAB, C/C++)

Benefits

  • Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.
Last updated Oct 22, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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