*general summary*:
- support soc design by providing thermal analysis throughout the product development cycle to identify and address thermal risks, including thermal analysis, post silicon validation and working with external customers.
- conduct soc level thermal analysis to support architecture and product specification studies and power performance area thermal optimization.
- model and recommend soc-level floorplan, performance, and thermal control optimization.
- develop new computational thermal methodologies and software tools, develop and implement new work processes to enable scalability and efficiency, work with cross-functional and cross-organizational teams to achieve goals.
*preferred qualifications*
- master's or phd in science, engineering, or related field.
- strong background in heat transfer and fluid mechanics simulation methods and fundamentals (cfd or fem) through graduate level course work or industry experience.
- strong background in computer programming for numerical simulation and scripting skills for automation.
- experience with thermal simulation methodologies and simulation tools such as ansys icepak
- experience with measurement: ir camera, thermocouples
- experience with thermal materials: graphite sheet, thermal paste, tim, heat pipe.
*minimum qualifications*:
master's degree in science, engineering, or related field and 2+ years as a thermal engineer with a demonstrated competence in thermal analysis methodologies, strong physics knowledge, and experience interacting with external teams
or
phd in science, engineering, or related field with a demonstrated competence in developing and driving thermal analysis methodologies and analysis and experience interacting with external teams