Thermal Engineer, PhD, Early Careers

The ML, Systems, & Cloud AI (MSCA) organization at Google designs, implements, and manages the hardware, software, machine learning, and systems infrastructure for all Google services (Search, YouTube, etc.) and Google Cloud. Our end users are Googlers, Cloud customers and the billions of people who use Google services around the world.

We prioritize security, efficiency, and reliability across everything we do - from developing our latest TPUs to running a global network, while driving towards shaping the future of hyperscale computing. Our global impact spans software and hardware, including Google Cloud’s Vertex AI, the leading AI platform for bringing Gemini models to enterprise customers.

Responsibilities

• Provide thermal engineering insight to design and develop system and subsystem boards for next generation server and storage products.
• Work with Google platform teams and cross-functional teams on new thermal management technology and solutions.
• Develop appropriate thermal specifications and thermal test procedures as necessary to ensure thermal design quality by collaborating, supervising, mentoring, and motivating suppliers to design and deliver high thermal performance products.
• Design thermal management hardware including material selection, heat sinks, heat exchangers, air movers, pumps, coldplate, quick disconnects, and all supporting equipment. Work with internal manufacturing teams and external fabrication vendors during the product development cycle.
• Provide sustaining engineering support and optimize hardware design on existing products.

Minimum qualifications:

• PhD degree in Thermal Engineering, a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience in heat pipes, vapor chambers, heatsinks, thermal interface materials, fans, liquid cooling, or heat exchangers.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in one or more advanced cooling techniques (e.g., liquid cooling, thermal interface materials, thermo-electric devices, two-phase heat transfer, or heat exchangers).
• Experience capturing temperature, pressure, velocity, power, flow rates, acceleration, displacement, sound, FloTHERM, IcePak, and CAD.
• Ability to start a full-time role in 2026.