Principal Thermal Engineer - Rack-Level Liquid Cooling

About the role

Jabil is looking for a Principal Thermal Engineer in Sanchong, Taiwan, focused on rack-level liquid cooling for server, PC and consumer electronics products. The role owns the thermal architecture and leads thermal development, working closely with power and system architects.

Key responsibilities

• Own the rack-level liquid cooling architecture, including CDU, rack manifold, loop flow balancing and redundancy budgeting
• Influence the integration of thermal strategy into the overall system architecture, aligned with technology roadmaps
• Identify and evaluate new technologies, innovations and outsourced partner relationships
• Use CFD tools (FloTherm, Macroflow) to optimize thermal solutions between thermal and power requirements
• Define rack-level validation strategies, including qualification scope, test coverage and success criteria, and prove correlation between simulation and test data
• Lead thermal development activities, giving design guidance and methodologies to less-experienced staff
• Communicate complex product architectures and design proposals to executives and cross-functional teams

Required profile

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical or Thermal Engineering
• 12+ years of total experience in product design (server, PC or consumer electronics)
• 5+ years specifically in rack-level or datacenter liquid cooling
• Deep understanding of rack-level systems: CDU operation, flow balancing, redundancy and serviceability
• Excellent English communication skills (verbal and written) and strong technical leadership

Required skills

• Advanced CFD analysis with FloTherm, Macroflow or equivalent
• 3D CAD with Creo or SolidWorks