Principal Thermal Engineer

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

Responsibilities:

• Design cold plates mechanically, including tolerance analysis, TIM selection, thermal simulation and optimization.

• Lead advanced liquid-cooling technology studies and roadmap development.

• Establish cold-plate design guidelines and performance targets for thermal resistance, pressure drop, flow distribution, reliability, and serviceability.

• Evaluate new cold-plate concepts, materials, and manufacturing processes.

• Drive technical alignment with suppliers, including specification definition and validation requirements.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (ME/EE/Reliability/Platform/Vendors) on design reviews, issue triage, and corrective actions.

• Lead root-cause analysis for cold-plate thermal and flow-related failures, and drive containment and long-term fixes.

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Mechanical, Thermal engineering with 12+ years in thermal design for electronics cooling.

• Strong hands-on experience with 3D CAD and thermal analysis tools

• Deep expertise in cold plate liquid cooling design and validation

• Proven ability to convert simulation and test insights into production-ready designs

• Strong technical communication skills in English

Desirable Requirements:

• Self-motivated and proactive

• Fluent in English language (verbal and written)

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