Thermal Test Engineer

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Description and Requirements

Position Overview

Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) is seeking a hands-on Thermal Test Engineer to support server platform validation activities for next-generation compute, storage, and GPU-based systems. This role is responsible for establishing and maintaining thermal test environments, executing comprehensive thermal and system-level validation testing, collecting and analyzing test data, and collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve platform issues.

The ideal candidate combines strong server hardware knowledge with practical experience in thermal testing, system validation, laboratory operations, and failure analysis. This individual will play a key role in ensuring Lenovo server products meet performance, reliability, thermal, and quality requirements throughout the product development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up, configure, and maintain thermal and firmware/workload test environments for server platforms, including compute, storage, and GPU systems.
• Install, assemble, configure, and troubleshoot server hardware, including CPUs, memory, storage devices, network adapters, power supplies, cooling components, and associated infrastructure.
• Install and configure operating systems, device drivers, BIOS, BMC, UEFI, firmware, and other software required to support testing activities.
• Execute thermal, airflow, power, stress, performance, power-cycle, and reliability validation testing according to established engineering procedures and test plans.
• Monitor server behavior throughout test execution and ensure test environments are operating within defined parameters.
• Collect, organize, and analyze thermal, power, airflow, performance, and system telemetry data.
• Review test logs and identify anomalies, failures, performance bottlenecks, or abnormal platform behavior.
• Document test configurations, procedures, results, and observed issues, and prepare detailed validation reports for engineering stakeholders.
• Support root-cause investigations by reproducing issues, collecting diagnostic data, and providing actionable debug information to engineering teams.
• Track identified defects through resolution and perform verification testing to validate corrective actions and engineering fixes.
• Read, maintain, and make basic modifications to PowerShell scripts used for automation, test execution, and data collection activities.
• Maintain laboratory equipment, test instrumentation, and validation environments to ensure operational readiness and testing accuracy.
• Collaborate closely with thermal, mechanical, electrical, firmware, and system engineering teams throughout product development and validation cycles.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in server hardware validation, system testing, thermal testing, electronics testing, or related engineering environments.
• Strong knowledge of server hardware architecture and components, including CPUs, DIMMs, NVMe storage, NICs, power supplies, cooling systems, and server platforms.
• Experience installing, configuring, assembling, and troubleshooting server hardware and test systems.
• Familiarity with operating system installation and server management technologies, including BIOS, BMC, UEFI, drivers, and firmware updates.
• Working knowledge of thermal testing, airflow characterization, power measurement, performance testing, and system validation methodologies.
• Experience using laboratory equipment such as thermal sensors, thermocouples, power analyzers, environmental monitoring devices, and data acquisition systems.
• Ability to execute detailed test plans, collect accurate data, document findings, and support engineering debug activities.
• Experience identifying test failures, reproducing issues, gathering logs, and supporting root-cause analysis.
• Ability to read and modify PowerShell scripts for basic automation and test support functions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to document validation activities and collaborate across technical teams.
• Fluent English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience validating enterprise server, AI, HPC, GPU, or data center infrastructure platforms.
• Knowledge of thermal analysis techniques and server cooling technologies used in modern compute environments.
• Experience with failure analysis, system reliability testing, and corrective action verification.
• Understanding of power management, workload characterization, and system performance optimization.
• Familiarity with hardware development and product validation processes throughout the product lifecycle.
• Exposure to signal integrity, circuit design, PCB design, component selection, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), or related hardware engineering disciplines.
• Experience supporting automated validation environments and test infrastructure.
• Mandarin Chinese language skills are a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in cross-functional engineering organizations and laboratory environments.

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