SOC Thermal Engineer

Austin Metro Area San Francisco Bay Area Until 10/4/2026 First posted August 5, 2026 Last posted August 5, 2026
Job description

Do you love working on challenges that no one has yet solved? Do you like changing the game? Envision what you could do here. At Apple, we believe new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. We are looking for a self-motivated and ambitious individual who will work closely with multi-functional teams to optimize mobile device’s thermal performance and participate in advanced IC packaging research and development.

Description

The Thermal Engineer will design and validate cooling solutions for high-performance computing systems. The role involves simulation, testing, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure thermal performance and reliability across product lines.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required.

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated leadership capabilities at the senior engineer level.
Deep expertise in thermal design for silicon devices and packaging solutions.
Proven experience with IC physical design parameters and their impact on electrical and thermal performance across various packaging technologies.
Strong understanding of SoC design methodologies, low-power design techniques, and thermal analysis approaches.
Comprehensive knowledge of advanced packaging assembly processes, including electrical and thermal characteristics.
Extensive hands-on experience in thermal design, analysis, and validation of advanced cooling solutions for high-power SoCs.
Background in thermal testing for semiconductor devices, packages, PCBs, or mobile products
Proficiency with industry-standard tools including Ansys IcePak, Sentinel-TI, Fluent, Cadence Allegro, and RedHawk.
Experience designing and executing experimental test setups and analyzing thermal data.

About this role

Summary

Design and validate cooling solutions for high-performance SoCs, involving simulation, testing, and collaboration.

Job title

SOC Thermal Engineer

Experience level

entry level

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Austin or SF, remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

thermal designIC packagingthermal analysiscooling solutionssemiconductorsAnsys IcePakSentinel-TIFluentCadence AllegroRedHawk

Preferred skills

thermal testingthermal data analysisindustry-standard toolsexperimental setupthermal performance

Specializations

thermal designIC packagingthermal analysiscooling solutionssemiconductors
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

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San Francisco, CA, USA

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