Thermal Design Engineer

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$116,543 U.S. median for this role

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+9.8% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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Engineering From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Mid From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Early From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026

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Thermal Design Engineer Palo Alto, California, United States Responsibilities - Own thermal design and analysis across the robot including arms, end effectors, and on-board compute from concept through volume production. - Develop thermal architectures for high-torque-density actuators (motors, gearboxes, drives) in joints, where heat dissipation is the limiting factor on continuous performance. - Design cooling solutions for end effectors within tight volume, mass, and cable-routing constraints. - Develop thermal management for on-board compute (CPUs, GPUs, custom accelerators, power electronics), including airflow, heat sinks, heat pipes, vapor chambers, TIMs, and active cooling where needed. - Build thermal models (analytical, CFD, FEA) and validate them with hands-on testing (thermocouple instrumentation, IR imaging, calorimetry, and accelerated stress tests) - Specify and select thermal components (TIMs, fans, heat pipes, heat sinks, blowers, phase-change materials) and own supplier relationships. - Define thermal limits, derating curves, and protection logic in collaboration with electrical, firmware, and controls teams. - Contribute to DFM/DFA so thermal solutions scale from low-volume prototypes to high-volume production. - Develop accelerated test plans to validate thermal performance over the product's lifetime, including environmental and duty-cycle stress. Qualifications - 5+ years of experience (or equivalent "hard tech" projects) designing and validating thermal solutions for complex electromechanical systems. - Strong fundamentals in conduction, convection, and radiation, plus working knowledge of two-phase cooling and heat-pipe / vapor-chamber design. - Hands-on experience with CFD tools (Ansys Icepak, Flotherm, SolidWorks Flow Simulation, or similar) and thermal FEA. - Track record solving thermal problems in at least one of:

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