Thermal Engineer

Apple • TX

106d

About The Position

The Apple Thermal team is seeking a world-class Thermal Engineer to play a key role in the definition and design of Apple products. Your primary responsibility will be to ensure that from initial concept to design fruition, all thermal objectives are met or surpassed, and the user experience optimized. Our Team is responsible for all thermal aspects of a highly collaborative, cross-functional design effort. To be successful, you will need to have a thorough understanding of heat and fluid flow with the ability to apply this understanding to multi-disciplinary design problems. Being able to clearly communicate complex technical material is a must, as is the ability to thrive in a fast-paced work environment.

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years thermal design experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience with thermal design and validation of data center products, using CAD, CFD, and temperature/flow data acquisition equipment.
• Deep technical and functional expertise in conduction, convection (natural and forced), and radiation, as well as numeric modeling techniques and concepts.
• Up to 10% Domestic and/or International travel.

Nice To Haves

• Practical knowledge of TIMs, heat sinks, heat pipes, vapor chambers, fans and blowers for thermal mitigation.
• Scripting (e.g. perl, python) and data graphics (e.g. MATLAB, SciPy).
• M.S. or Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with emphasis on Heat Transfer or Fluid Dynamics and 3+ years of experience.

Responsibilities

• Impact product design decisions by providing reliable analysis and thermal insight.
• Lead the design and implementation of thermal solutions.
• Participate in design reviews and technology investigations.
• Specify and optimize thermal control parameters.
• Define and guide thermal and flow experiments to characterize materials, components, and systems.
• Analyze system test data and prepare summary reports.
• Communicate status and results to cross-functional teams and management.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees