Senior Thermal Engineer

Dell Technologies

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Work type
On-site
Location
Round Rock, TX
Salary
$109,600–$150,700 / yr
Posted
13 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 31, 2026

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Below market

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This role $130k
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This role pays less than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $140,000–$185,050 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $130k versus about $163k for comparable roles.

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About Dell Technologies

Dell Technologies is a US-based technology company that designs and sells PCs, servers, storage and networking hardware, along with related software and IT services. Its product lines include the XPS, Latitude and Alienware PCs and the PowerEdge server and PowerStore storage families.

Dell Technologies currently has 73 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Thermal Engineer

As a Thermal Senior Engineer on the Client Product Group team, you will join the ISG Thermal Engineering team to develop innovative and compliant thermal design solutions for AI, Cloud, High Performance Computing, Edge computing devices, and enterprise networking products. You will be responsible for building new processes, infrastructure, and software tools to assess thermal feasibility while developing custom cooling solutions based on complex customer requirements. Your daily work involves collaborating with cross-functional mechanical, electrical, and software teams to integrate components into the product portfolio. The role requires expertise in heat transfer principles for air and liquid cooling systems, as well as experience managing CPUs, GPUs, and NICs. Required technical skills include scripting in Bash or Python and proficiency with MCAD tools to ensure the reliability and performance of server and storage hardware.

What you'll do

  • Create custom cooling solutions based on complex requirements from customers and vendors.
  • Integrate new commodities and custom thermal controls into the broader product portfolio.
  • Develop thermal validation tools, processes, and automation for a global team of system engineers.
  • Create software and simulation tools to assess the feasibility of non-roadmap components.
  • Design air and liquid cooling solutions for servers and high-performance computing equipment.
  • Manage thermal management for CPUs, GPUs, NICs, and other critical hardware components.
  • Develop infrastructure to support the creation of custom thermal solutions in Dell products.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science in Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering (preferably with focus on thermal design).
  • Understanding of thermal engineering principles and practices within a professional discipline.
  • Familiarity with thermal management of CPUs, GPUs, NICs, and other hardware.
  • Scripting experience in Bash and/or Python.
  • Ability to work closely with cross-functional teams including mechanical, electrical, and software engineers.
  • Familiarity with air and liquid cooling thermal solutions in servers (preferred).
  • Experience working in thermal design with MCAD tools (preferred).

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