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About the role
- Thermal and Performance Architect at HP driving complex mechanical and thermal engineering initiatives through technology roadmaps. Leading project teams, fostering innovation, and maintaining performance standards across product lines.
Responsibilities
- Lead multi-year thermal technology roadmaps, identifying and advancing innovations in PCM, vapor chambers, fans, heat pipes, and active cooling solutions across the portfolio
- Partner with silicon vendors to co-design systems based on power delivery profiles and thermal maps, influencing early platform and architectural decisions
- Lead deep-dive architectural and competitive analysis of thermal solutions to maintain leadership in performance, performance per watt, and industrial design constraints
- Drive development of advanced CFD workflows to predict both steady-state and transient thermal behavior during early architecture phases
- Establish system-level simulation frameworks that correlate thermal throttling behaviors with real-world software benchmarks and workloads
- Architect advanced thermal tuning algorithms to balance skin temperature, fan acoustics, and system performance for real-life use cases
- Lead multiple project teams of mechanical and thermal engineers, along with internal and outsourced development partners, across all phases of development including concept, design, validation, tooling, testing, and production readiness
- Provide architectural consultation, design input, and feedback across new product development and design reviews spanning multiple organizations
- Review designs and project activities for compliance with engineering standards, development guidelines, and quality requirements, providing actionable feedback to improve product outcomes
- Troubleshoot complex mechanical, thermal, electrical, and system-level issues with minimal supervision
- Guide and mentor less-experienced engineers, setting a standard for thermal design innovation, rigor, and excellence
- Participate in identifying and developing future technical leaders within the organization
Requirements
- Recommended Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Thermal Fluids
- Typically 10+ years of experience in similar roles such as Principal or Senior Thermal Performance Engineer
- Extensive experience across the hardware development lifecycle, from early architecture through production
- Strong thermal analysis expertise using CFD tools such as Flotherm XT, FLOEFD, Icepak, or equivalent
- Experience using thermal mockups and validation methods to confirm thermal solutions during early architecture phases
- Hands-on experience with: Fans, heat pipes, vapor chambers, fluidic and microfluidic cooling designs
- Relating skin temperature, acoustics, and system performance
- Designing sheet metal and plastic components, including associated production tooling and manufacturing processes
- Solid understanding of manufacturing and ODM production processes (strong plus)
- Proficiency with CAD and simulation tools, including: PTC Creo, SolidWorks, ANSYS Finite Element Methods and 3D modeling
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Long term/short term disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Life insurance
- Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
- 11 paid holidays
- Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave
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