Thermal Design Engineer

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Design and develop thermal components such as thermal interfaces for active thermal control.
• Conduct thermal analysis to evaluate the performance of thermal components.
• Collaborate with design and development teams to integrate thermal solutions into product designs.
• Perform thermal testing and validation of thermal components to ensure they meet design specifications and performance requirements.
• Optimize thermal designs to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and enhance product performance.
• Develop and maintain detailed documentation of thermal component designs, analysis, and testing results.
• Stay updated with the latest advancements in thermal management technologies and methodologies.
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations related to thermal component design and performance.
• Work as part of a team that includes procurement, manufacturing, quality assurance and technical support organizations to establish functional specifications for components and to select vendors/suppliers for purchased parts, materials, and assemblies.
• Provide hands on support during product installation and commissioning at customer sites. Provide guidance to field service team.
• Identify the risk areas and optimization opportunities.
• Act as customer contact on selective technical matters.
• Perform hands-on evaluation of prototype system build/sub-assembly build /thorough product performance assessment.
• All other duties and tasks that may be required.

MUST HAVES:

• Requires a BS in Mechanical/Thermal/Physics.
• Ideal candidates have 5+ years of experience, preferably in a high-technology environment.
• Previous work experience as a thermal design engineer or test engineer or product support engineer.
• Good problem-solving skills.

Designing Thermal Components

• Expertise in conduction and convection based Thermal systems.
• Experience in electronic packaging , testing, and integrating thermal systems into automated handling is also preferred.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams that build complex test systems comprised of motion control hardware, electrical and software components is a plus.
• Expertise with burn in ovens and active thermal control solutions for automotive grade or military grade devices is a plus.
• Experience in working with heaters, Peltiers, heatsinks, sockets, two phase cooling, cryogenics , system design for condensation abatement, airflow uniformity are desired.
• 3D design experience and knowledge of SolidWorks is a plus.
• Ability to travel to customer sites as required (domestically & internationally) – approximately 20%.
• Must have strong analysis & synthesis capabilities.
• This is an on-site role at our Lake Forest, CA site.
• Additional Skills Preferred (but not required):
• Experience with utilizing thermal modeling and analysis tools (e.g., Solidworks Flow, Ansys Icepak, etc.)
• Experience with the design, certification and deployment of semiconductor capital equipment is desired.