Principal, Thermal Design Engineer

Req ID: 139398
Region: Americas
Country: USA
State/Province: California
City: San Jose

Summary

Join a world-class engineering group at Celestica focused on developing high-end cooling solutions for advanced systems including AI servers switches accelerators and rack-level infrastructure. We thrive in a highly collaborative supportive environment where pushing the leading edge of thermal technology is a shared mission.

Your Impact

• Lead Thermal Strategy: Spearhead new technology investigations and drive innovation in advanced electronics cooling.

• Solve Complex Challenges: Leverage your deep data center expertise to immediately address and resolve critical customer thermal needs.

• Shape the Future: Define and execute Celesticas mid-to-long-term strategic roadmap and capabilities for global thermal systems.

Detailed Description

• Lead designs conduct detailed analyses set design strategy and join department planning.
• Guide design engineers in complete ownership of thermal design for various electronic products from thermal modeling design test and design revision until transfer to manufacturing.
• Conduct thermal simulations postprocessing and analysis ranging from chip to facilities level to verify thermal feasibility risk and to inform your designs.
• Maintain awareness of heat transfer hardware available from all sources including how it operates and performs its cost and how it can be incorporated into our products.
• Conceive and implement ways to enhance and extend operation of heat transfer hardware.
• Consider the thermal aspects of chip packaging technologies.
• Apply best-in-class fluid flow and extended surface geometry to cool high heat flux chips.
• Determine and consider the effects of contact resistance and the use of Thermal Interface Materials.
• Apply air cooling when possible and liquid cooling when necessary to achieve full performance and reliability at the lowest cost.
• Size liquid cold plates heat sinks heat pipes air movers air filters air ducting and perforated plates.
• Plan your work and that of others to achieve full required performance and stay on schedule to support overall product development.
• Reference real world limitations to inform your work such as manufacturing methods and cost reliability variability of incoming parts and tolerances on all specifications.
• Advise and hekp with hands-on lab tests of equipment from component to rack and facility level for design and model validation. Guide the documentation of thermal test plans help devise test stands metrology instrumentation and experiment methodology.
• Analyze test data to draw inferences about the equipment tested. Apply statistical methods as required to maximize utilization of data and test usefulness.
• Work with multi-disciplinary groups to define system requirements and design products.
• Work with cross-functional teams to identify root causes of system performance.

Knowledge/Skills/Competencies

• Data center system cooling
• Liquid cold plates manifolds and flow networks.
• Thermal simulation
• Supply chain interaction
• Heat transfer theory and its application to electronics cooling
• Systems design understanding of the entire heat path: chip to rejection to the environment.
• Leading other engineers

Physical Demands

• Duties of this position are performed in a normal office environment.
• Duties may require extended periods of sitting and sustained visual concentration on a computer monitor or on numbers and other detailed data.
• Repetitive manual movements (e.g. data entry using a computer mouse using a calculator etc.) are frequently required.
• Occasional travel may be required.

Salary

The stated range includes Base Salary and target Short-Term Incentive (STI) compensation only. A comprehensive benefits package is offered in addition to this range.

Salary Range: 180554 - 282170

The range described in this posting is an estimate by the Company and may change based on several factors including but not limited to a change in the duties covered by the job posting or the credentials experience or geographic jurisdiction of the successful candidate.

Typical Experience

• 10 years of experience in thermal systems engineering preferably with direct experience in liquid cooling for high-performance computing or data
• Hands-on experience with manufacturing processes supplier management and technology transfer
• Strong understanding of liquid coolingspecific reliability safety and performance challenges

Typical Education

• Required: Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Preferred: Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering

Notes

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees are held accountable for all duties of the job. Job duties and the % of time identified for any function are subject to change at any time.

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Celestica is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age pregnancy genetic information disability status as a protected veteran or any other protected category under applicable federal state and local laws.
This policy applies to hiring promotion discharge pay fringe benefits job training classification referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination participates in a discrimination proceeding or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Celestica is an E-Verify employer.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:
Celestica (NYSE TSX: CLS) enables the worlds best brands. Through our recognized customer-centric approach we partner with leading companies in Aerospace and Defense Communications Enterprise HealthTech Industrial Capital Equipment and Energy to deliver solutions for their most complex challenges. As a leader in design manufacturing hardware platform and supply chain solutions Celestica brings global expertise and insight at every stage of product development from drawing board to full-scale production and after-market services for products from advanced medical devices to highly engineered aviation systems to next-generation hardware platform solutions for the in Toronto with talented teams spanning 40 locations in 13 countries across the Americas Europe and Asia we imagine develop and deliver a better future with our customers.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants however only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

Nearest Major Market: San Jose California
Job Segment: Thermal Engineering Design Engineer Cloud Testing Engineering Operations Technology

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or status as a protected veteran.
Celesticas policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on race color creed religion national origin gender sexual orientation gender identity age marital status veteran or disability status or other characteristics protected by law.
This policy applies to hiring promotion discharge pay fringe benefits job training classification referral and other aspects of employment and also states that retaliation against a person who files a charge of discrimination participates in a discrimination proceeding or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice will not be tolerated. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS; TSX: CLS) is a technology leader dedicated to driving customer success and market advancements. With deep expertise in design engineering manufacturing supply chain and platform solutions Celestica enables critical data center infrastructure for AI cloud and hybrid cloud and advances technologies in high-growth markets. With a talented team and a strategic global network Celestica helps its customers achieve competitive advantages.

Today Celestica delivers innovative supply chain solutions globally to customers in strategic two operating and reporting segments: Advanced Technology Solutions (ATS) and Connectivity and Cloud Solutions (CC):

ATS: This segment serves customers in complex regulated and high-reliability markets such as Industrial & Smart Energy Aerospace & Defense Semiconductor Capital Equipment and HealthTech. It is engineering led with deep expertise in design manufacturing and lifecycle solutions.

CCS: This segment focuses on high-performance technology solutions and services for the data center serving hyperscalers digital native customers and enterprises. Celesticas Platform Solutions offering provides innovative and customizable computing storage and networking solutions enabling AI-driven growth.

Built on a legacy of trust and performance Celestica has earned its reputation by delivering results in complex and fast-changing markets. Celestica exceeds customer expectations by identifying trends and staying ahead of the curve. Backed by comprehensive capabilities and a global network across North America Europe and Asia Celestica helps customers gain competitive advantage with the quality flexibility and resiliency they need to respond quickly to shifts in demand. Guided by a bold vision to accelerate market advancements Celestica delivers innovative solutions and technologies that turn complexity into opportunity. Anchored in teamwork and commitment Celestica strives to be the most trusted partner to its customers and colleagues worldwide.

Celestica would like to thank all applicants however only qualified applicants will be contacted.
Celestica does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies or fee based recruitment services.

This location is a US ITAR facility and these positions will involve the release of export controlled goods either directly to employees or through the employees movement within the facility. As such Celestica will require necessary information from all applicants upon an applicants acceptance of employment to determine if any export control exemptions or licenses must be filed.

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