Senior Thermal Solutions Architect – Client Platforms

Intel Corporation • Hillsboro, OR

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Do Something Wonderful. The world is transforming—and so is Intel. As part of Intel’s Silicon & Platform Engineering (SPE) organization, the Client OEM Optimization team partners closely with leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to deliver high‑performance, energy‑efficient computing platforms used by millions of people worldwide. Intel is seeking a Senior Thermal Solutions Architect – Client Platforms to lead end‑to‑end thermal solution co‑engineering with OEM customers across desktop and notebook platforms. In this role, you will influence system‑level thermal architectures that enable performance scaling, reliability, and product differentiation across Intel’s client portfolio. The Role and Impact As a Senior Thermal Solutions Architect – Client Platforms in Intel’s Client Customer Engineering organization, you will help define and enable the next generation of personal computing platforms used by millions of people worldwide. Your work will directly shape how future consumer and commercial PCs are designed impacting performance, acoustics, reliability, and user experience at massive scale. This is a high‑visibility, high‑impact role where you will work at the intersection of silicon capability, system design, and real‑world constraints, partnering closely with leading OEMs and internal Intel teams. You will influence platform decisions from the earliest architectural concepts through high‑volume manufacturing (HVM), ensuring Intel delivers efficient, scalable, and innovative thermal solutions across a wide range of products. You will have a unique opportunity to lead the industry by defining thermal architectures that enable new levels of performance and efficiency helping set the standard for the personal computing industry.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or a STEM-related field, with 7+ years of experience solving thermal and mechanical challenges in the electronics industry, or a Master's degree in the same fields with 5+ years of relevant experience
• 5+ years of hands on experience in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tools, such as IcePak, FloTHERM, or ANSYS Fluent
• 5+ years of technical expertise in thermal components, including cold plates, heat sinks, fans, heat pipes, vapor chambers, and TIMs

Nice To Haves

• Advanced experience designing and optimizing thermal solutions for client systems across multiple form factors
• Experience with statistical analysis methods and statistical software tools
• Experience with scripting or automation related to thermal tools or workflows
• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non‑technical audiences

Responsibilities

• Lead thermal architecture definition and execution across the full product lifecycle from early concept exploration through production and HVM
• Co‑design innovative cooling solutions with top OEM partners, directly influencing high‑volume consumer and commercial PC products
• Define power and temperature constraints based on real system cooling capabilities, and deliver clear guidance to product, platform, and manufacturing teams with a portfolio of thermal solutions
• Perform thermal analysis, modeling, and validation for air‑ and liquid‑cooled systems across notebooks, desktops, and emerging form factors
• Apply deep expertise in heat transfer fundamentals conduction, convection (active and passive), and radiation to guide design tradeoffs for high density form factors
• Characterize and validate cooling technologies, including heat sinks, fans, heat pipes, vapor chambers, cold plates, and TIMs
• Develop and correlate multi‑scale thermal models spanning silicon, package, PCB, and full system levels
• Tune system‑level thermal management, integrating mechanical design, firmware‑based thermal policies, and platform controls
• Deliver technical leadership and design reviews in collaboration with pre‑silicon, post‑silicon, and validation teams
• Partner closely with power, mechanical, electrical, reliability, and manufacturing teams to solve complex, cross‑disciplinary challenges
• Drive continuous innovation through experimentation, prototyping, research, and data‑driven analysis

Benefits

• competitive pay
• stock bonuses
• health
• retirement
• vacation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees