Thermal Architect

. Leads multiple project teams of other thermal and mechanical hardware engineers and internal and outsourced development partners responsible for all stages of mechanical and thermal development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, validation, tooling and testing.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeSpring • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $137,250 - $202,450 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads multiple project teams of other thermal and mechanical hardware engineers and internal and outsourced development partners responsible for all stages of mechanical and thermal development for complex products and platforms, including solution design, validation, tooling and testing.
Manages headcount, deliverables, schedules, and costs for multiple ongoing projects, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated and that goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets are met in accordance with program and organizational roadmaps.
Manages and expands relationships with internal and outsourced development partners on mechanical and thermal design and development.
Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with technology and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality.
Provides domain-specific expertise and overall mechanical/thermal leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
Interprets internal/external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve products, processes or services.
Drives innovation and integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the mechanical and thermal design organization.
Solves problems in straightforward situations; analyzes possible solutions using technical experience and judgment and precedents.
Provides guidance and mentoring to less experienced staff members.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus on Thermal Fluids.
Typically 10+ years’ experience in similar roles as a Principal or Senior Thermal Performance Engineer.
Excellent thermal analysis skills using CFD tools (Flotherm XT, FLOEFD, Icepak, or similar) and thermal mockups to validate thermal solution in early architecture phase.
Experience with fan, heat pipe, fluidic, microfluidic and vapor chamber designs.
Experience relating skin temperature, acoustics, and system Performance.
Designing sheet metal and plastic parts and associated production tooling and processes.
Understanding of ODM production process is a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Long term/short term disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Flexible spending account
Life insurance
Generous time off policies, including; 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
11 paid holidays
Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave

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Hard Skills & Tools

thermal analysisCFD toolsFlotherm XTFLOEFDIcepakthermal mockupsfan designheat pipe designfluidic designvapor chamber design

Soft Skills

leadershipproblem-solvingmentoringcommunicationrelationship managementinnovationguidancefeedbackanalytical skillsproject management