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SOC Thermal Engineer

7 days ago Santa Clara, CA

Do you love working on challenges that no one has yet solved? Do you like changing the game? Envision what you could do here. At Apple, we believe new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious individual who will work closely with multi-functional teams to optimize mobile device's thermal performance and participate in advanced IC packaging research and development.

Description

The Thermal Engineer will design and validate cooling solutions for high-performance computing systems. The role involves simulation, testing, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure thermal performance and reliability across product lines.

Responsibilities

    This position is responsible for thermal analysis and design of thermal solutions to address chip energy efficiency and performance scaling, Providing thermal modeling solutions to mobile devices at silicon die and semiconductor package levels, Analyzing simulation and measurement results to enhance product thermal management, Integrate cooling solutions to next generation SOC architecture design.

Minimum Qualifications

  • BS + 10 years of industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

  • MSEE + 10 years of industry experience.
  • Extensive experience in thermal design, analysis and validation of advanced cooling solutions for high power SOC.
  • Knowledge of semiconductor, package, PCB or mobile device design and thermal testing.
  • Experience working with IC physical design parameters affecting electrical and thermal performance of packaging technologies.
  • Knowledge of SoC design methodology, low-power techniques and thermal analysis methods.
  • Knowledge of advanced packaging assembly processes along with electrical and thermal characteristics of packages.
  • Tool Familiarity: Ansys Ice Pak, Sentinel-TI, Fluent, Cadence Allegro, Redhawk, etc.
  • Experience of data center cooling solution analysis, design and test.
  • Experience of experimental setup and data collection.

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Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

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Client-provided location(s): Santa Clara, CA
Job ID: apple-200626309-3760
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-10-19T19:11:32

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