Thermal Engineer, Devices Specialist

7 days ago

Palo Alto, California, United States Snap Full time
Thermal Engineer, Devices

Snap Inc. is a technology company that believes the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. We are looking for a skilled Thermal Engineer, Devices to join our Snap Lab team.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Architect thermal management and mitigation strategies for a new class of consumer devices.
  • Specify and define boundary conditions and frameworks to predict system performance.
  • Partner with key internal stakeholders to assess the system impact of thermal predictions.
  • Co-develop thermal designs including selection and placement of TIMs, materials, and heat spreaders to achieve system requirements alongside mechanical engineering, operations, and external vendor teams.
  • Measure and model transient and steady-state thermal behavior throughout development, then validate and correlate modeled and real-world performance.
  • Partner with EE, PD, and Operations to incorporate learnings and feedback throughout development to refine simulation and design for mass production.
  • Develop and drive design validation, qualification, reliability, and compliance for Snap Lab thermal components.
Requirements:
  • Strong understanding of thermal mitigation strategies leveraged in consumer electronics.
  • Experience in thermal analysis and thermal measurement.
  • Familiarity with Ansys ICEPAK, Fluent, or Star CCM.
  • Familiarity with CAD tools such as NX, Solidworks, or Creo.
  • Familiarity with reduced-order modeling approaches.
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes related to thermal interfaces.
  • Positive, can-do attitude and experience inspiring team to overcome technical challenges.
  • Strong communication skills and experience sharing results with team members and leadership.
  • Ability to travel up to 10%.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • MS or PhD in physics, materials science, or mechanical engineering with emphasis in heat transfer and fluid dynamics.
  • Demonstrated experience delivering thermal solutions in consumer electronics products.
  • Hands-on experience and demonstrated ability in one or more of the following engineering tools and workflows: CAD (NX, Solidworks, Creo, or other); PCB layout (Allegro, Altium, or other).

Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap's long-term success.

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