SOC Thermal Engineer

Austin Santa Clara Until 9/22/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 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

BS + 10 years of industry experience.

Preferred Qualifications

MSEE +10 years of industry experience.
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

Designs, validates cooling solutions, conducts thermal analysis for high-power SoCs.

Job title

SOC Thermal Engineer

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

technology

Location requirements

Austin or Santa Clara, remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

thermal designIC packagingthermal analysistestingindustry-standard tools

Preferred skills

silicon deviceslow-power designadvanced packagingthermal testingAnsys IcePakSentinel-TIFluentCadence AllegroRedHawk

Specializations

thermal designIC packagingthermal analysistestingsimulation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Austin, TX, USA

Work arrangement unknown City

Santa Clara, CA, USA

Work arrangement unknown City