Thermal Mechanical Systems Design Lead

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THE ROLE:

• Directly work with OEM/ODM customer thermal and mechanical design teams, providing validation support, design assistance and product training
• Work closely with ODM/OEM partners to enable successful deployment of AMD server/datacenter platforms by augmenting customer solutions with technical collateral, such as application note documentation, user guide on customization and tuning, sample and reference design materials, and debugging/profiling tools

THE PERSON:

• Strong technical skills with extensive hands-on experiences in thermal/mechanical design and analysis, component and system power measurement, and system architecture
• Strong knowledge in the following fields: Server/Rack architecture, air/liquid cooling technologies, thermal management algorithm, power management, board design, BMC, and system management
• Demonstrated ability to run test, including instrumentation, data collection and analysis, and correlation with analytical results
• Proficient with CFD and CAD tools such as Solidworks, Flotherm, Ansys Icepak.
• Team player with passion and will to do whatever it takes for business success with a keen sense of urgency and strong drive
• Excellent communication and evangelizing skills with an entrepreneurial spirit to drive team results
• Fluent in both written and spoken English

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Thermal and power measurement from component to system level for model/TTS/processor validation and correlation
• Thermal and mechanical modeling and testing of component and system
• Advanced thermal technologies investigation. Such as vapor chamber, TIMs, liquid cooling, immersion cooling.
• Working knowledge of heatsink/fan design, reliability, and optimization
• Perform thermal simulation and platform design reviews, as well as debugging on internal and external reference and production designs, and provide solutions to customers
• Provide customers technical training to improve overall customer design skill
• Engage directly on key technical topics, issues, architecture discussions, and performance optimizations with customers and internal teams and steer of multi-party discussion to convergence
• Analytic ability to address technical issues and generate creative solutions
• On-site support to speed up issue closure to meet overall project schedule

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Years of relevant thermal/ mechanical engineering experience.
• Strong experience in system/rack level thermal/mechanical design and validation for CPU/GPU platforms.
• Experience with servers, datacenter, AI, or high-performance computing systems.
• Proven ability to lead technical activities and drive cross-functional collaboration.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
• Familiar with OCP and/ or DC-MHS architectures.
• Experience in working directly with global customers and enabling them to production
• Strong understanding of rack-level mechanical architecture, integration, and design considerations, including AI server racks, liquid cooling solutions, serviceability, manufacturability, and datacenter deployment requirements.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• BS or MS in Physic, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or relative engineering fields)

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