Sr. Liquid Cooling Thermal Design & Validation Engineer

About the role

Join AMD’s Data Center Platform Engineering Group (DPEG), where you will help develop the next generation of liquid-cooled AI and high-performance computing platforms. As a Senior Liquid Cooling Thermal Design & Validation Engineer, you will be part of a highly collaborative thermal engineering team responsible for creating innovative cooling solutions that enable AMD’s industry-leading data center GPU products.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate liquid cooling solutions for AMD data center GPU and AI computing platforms.
• Drive thermal-mechanical solution development from concept through prototype validation and production readiness.
• Collaborate with internal engineering teams and external vendors to develop innovative cold plate, heat sink, and liquid cooling technologies.
• Perform thermal simulations and laboratory-based validation testing.
• Conduct flow, pressure drop, temperature mapping, and thermal performance measurements.
• Analyze test results, identify thermal bottlenecks, and recommend design improvements.
• Generate technical documentation and communicate findings to engineering stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance product quality, reliability, and time-to-market.
• Support the development and deployment of next-generation liquid-cooled server and rack-level cooling solutions.

Requirements

• Thermal design and validation of high-power electronics, AI platforms, HPC systems, or data center server products.
• Development of liquid cooling technologies including cold plates, heat sinks, and rack-level cooling solutions.
• Experience working with vendors and suppliers on thermal-mechanical solution development.
• CFD analysis using Icepak, FloTHERM, Ansys Fluent, or similar tools.
• Strong understanding of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, electronics cooling, and thermal management principles.
• Flow network modeling, pressure drop analysis, and coolant optimization.
• Laboratory testing, instrumentation, telemetry systems, data acquisition, and thermal characterization.
• Mechanical design experience using Creo, SolidWorks, or similar CAD tools.
• Knowledge of GD&T, manufacturing tolerances, assembly processes, and design-for-manufacturing methodologies.
• Understanding of cold plate manufacturing technologies including machining, brazing, skiving, friction stir welding, or additive manufacturing.
• Experience with thermal and mechanical validation of liquid-cooled server platforms.
• Familiarity with FEA, statistical analysis, design optimization, and experimental methodologies.
• Experience with Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW, or similar tools for automation and data analysis.
• Familiarity with Open Compute Project (OCP) standards and modern AI infrastructure architectures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master’s degree preferred in Mechanical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Master's degree preferred in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics, or a related field.
• Doctoral degree desired.
• Relevant certifications, research experience, or specialized training in thermal engineering, CFD, liquid cooling, or mechanical design are a plus.