Technical authority on liquid-to-liquid and liquid-to-air heat exchangers, responsible for design, optimization, deployment, and troubleshooting of heat exchanger solutions.
The Hardware Systems organization is seeking a Senior Staff Thermal Engineer to solve complex thermal challenges and enable industry-leading performance, efficiency, and reliability across the Qualcomm Dragonfly™ AI300 platform and future AI computing platforms.
Compensation
$191,800.00 - $287,800.00
Responsibilities
Lead thermal architecture solutions through simulation and test while working with various stakeholders.
Perform thermal simulations utilizing CFD tools from silicon to data center environment throughout product development phase.
Drive direction and strategy discussions, work cross-functionally with technical leads on tradeoffs, conduct thermal design reviews and presentations.
Conduct thermal tests to validate/characterize models and present results to stakeholders.
Own the mechanical design of Oxylus’ CO₂ electrolyzer, from single cells to multi-cell stacks, along with all mechanical aspects of the balance of stack. Hands-on role involving modeling, building, and testing hardware.
Compensation
USD 115,000–135,000 per year base salary commensurate with experience, education, and skills.
Responsibilities
Own the mechanical design of our CO₂ electrolyzer cells and stacks, including flow fields, bipolar plates, end plates, manifolds, gaskets and seals, and compression hardware.
Design and specify all mechanical balance-of-stack components, including fluid connections, current collectors, insulation, and mounting and integration hardware.
Use computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to model gas and liquid flow, pressure drop, and heat transfer, and use the results to optimize flow-field and manifold designs.
Produce detailed CAD models and manufacturing drawings with appropriate tolerancing (GD&T), and manage design revisions and documentation.
Select materials for chemical compatibility, corrosion resistance, and electrical and thermal performance in an electrochemical environment.
Requirements
Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field
Nice to have: Direct experience designing electrolyzer or fuel cell stacks
Nice to have: structural or thermal finite element analysis (FEA)