4 days ago

Thermal Manufacturing Engineer

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Job Summary

Own end-to-end manufacturing engineering for liquid-cooling thermal components, especially cold plates and manifolds, taking designs from NPI through high-volume production. Develop, qualify, and optimize fabrication methods (e.g., brazing, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding) by defining parameters, acceptance criteria, and capability benchmarks. Lead process qualification, first-article inspection, PFMEA/control plans, supplier evaluation, and root-cause corrective actions for defects while tracking KPIs and improving cost, cycle time, and quality.

Location: San Jose

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Own end-to-end manufacturing engineering for thermal components and assemblies (cold plates & manifolds) from NPI through mass production.
•Develop, qualify, and optimize cold plate fabrication processes including skiving, vacuum brazing, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding, gun drilling, and extrusion-based channel formation.
•Define process parameters, controls, and acceptance criteria; establish capability benchmarks such as Cpk, yield, leak rate, flatness, and pressure drop.
•Lead process qualification and first-article inspection at contract manufacturing/supplier sites, owning PFMEA, control plans, and process validation documentation.
•Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing defects (leaks, delamination, warpage, insufficient bonding, dimensional non-conformance) and evaluate/qualify suppliers and manufacturing technologies.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionHousing SubsidyRelocation SupportMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

•7+ years in manufacturing/process engineering or thermal systems manufacturing, with hands-on experience producing liquid cold plates or heat exchangers.
•Expertise in two or more cold plate fabrication processes such as skiving, vacuum brazing, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding, gun drilling, or extrusion-based channel formation.
•Strong understanding of aluminum/copper alloy properties, braze alloy selection, and metallurgical failure modes for thermal hardware.
•Experience running process capability studies (e.g., Cpk, GR&R) and qualifying cold plate manufacturers for leak rate, flatness, pressure drop, and thermal resistance.
•Hands-on cold plate inspection and testing (e.g., helium leak testing, hydrostatic pressure, flow/pressure-drop characterization, flatness measurement) plus strong documentation (PFMEA, control plans, first-article inspection reports).

Experience:7+ years

Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field

Skills:Root cause analysisProcess optimizationTechnical documentation

Tech Stack:Liquid coolingCold platesSkivingVacuum brazingFriction stir weldingDiffusion bondingGun drillingExtrusion-based channel formationAluminum alloysCopper alloysBraze alloy selectionPFMEAControl plansProcess validationFirst-article inspectionCpkGR&RHe helium leak testingHydrostatic pressure testingFlow/pressure-drop characterization

Company Brief

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Designs transformer‑specialized AI inference ASICs (product: Sohu) to accelerate large‑language‑model workloads, working with TSMC for fabrication and targeting energy‑efficient inference performance.

Industry: Hardware Devices

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Early Stage Startup

Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)

Funding: Series A

Headquarters: San Jose, United States

Founded: 2022

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4 days ago

Thermal Manufacturing Engineer

✓ Verified Job

Canonical indexed version, validated from employer's careers page.

Source: Company careers pageValidated by: Fursa AI

Last checked: 22 hours agoStatus: Live

Job Summary

Location: San Jose

Workplace: Onsite

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Industrial, Process & Manufacturing Engineering

Key Responsibilities

•Own end-to-end manufacturing engineering for thermal components and assemblies (cold plates & manifolds) from NPI through mass production.
•Develop, qualify, and optimize cold plate fabrication processes including skiving, vacuum brazing, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding, gun drilling, and extrusion-based channel formation.
•Define process parameters, controls, and acceptance criteria; establish capability benchmarks such as Cpk, yield, leak rate, flatness, and pressure drop.
•Lead process qualification and first-article inspection at contract manufacturing/supplier sites, owning PFMEA, control plans, and process validation documentation.
•Drive root cause analysis and corrective actions for manufacturing defects (leaks, delamination, warpage, insufficient bonding, dimensional non-conformance) and evaluate/qualify suppliers and manufacturing technologies.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionHousing SubsidyRelocation SupportMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

•7+ years in manufacturing/process engineering or thermal systems manufacturing, with hands-on experience producing liquid cold plates or heat exchangers.
•Expertise in two or more cold plate fabrication processes such as skiving, vacuum brazing, friction stir welding, diffusion bonding, gun drilling, or extrusion-based channel formation.
•Strong understanding of aluminum/copper alloy properties, braze alloy selection, and metallurgical failure modes for thermal hardware.
•Experience running process capability studies (e.g., Cpk, GR&R) and qualifying cold plate manufacturers for leak rate, flatness, pressure drop, and thermal resistance.
•Hands-on cold plate inspection and testing (e.g., helium leak testing, hydrostatic pressure, flow/pressure-drop characterization, flatness measurement) plus strong documentation (PFMEA, control plans, first-article inspection reports).

Experience:7+ years

Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field

Skills:Root cause analysisProcess optimizationTechnical documentation

Company Brief

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Industry: Hardware Devices

Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)

Growth: Early Stage Startup

Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)

Funding: Series A

Headquarters: San Jose, United States

Founded: 2022

Website LinkedIn Glassdoor