Thermal Product Design Engineer
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Hardware
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Apple Thermal Design group has an opening for an experienced Thermal Engineer in Asia.
Key Qualifications
- 3-5 years experience in thermal design of consumer electronics with a strong background in thermal systems/components and their manufacturing processes.
- Experience with thermal testing and test equipment (DAQ, Wind tunnel, IR Camera, Power Supplies, RF, etc.).
- Excellent written and oral cross-communication skills between design, OEM and third party vendor teams.
- Frequent travel is required.
- Some basic coding skill (C++, Perl, python, etc.) is a plus.
- Participation in thermal analysis using a CFD tool is a plus.
Description
Responsibilities and activities for this position include the following:
• Serve as Apple’s in-region thermal expert by leveraging a thorough understanding of the system-level and module-level thermal design and validation requirements. Experience in passive device thermal design is preferred.
• Collaborate with U.S.-based Senior Thermal Engineers on technology evaluation, design investigation and process development for new products.
• Guide and execute thermal testing at OEM and suppliers factories; Complete data reduction/analysis and prepare test reports.
• Establish and manage relationships with thermal suppliers to identify emerging technologies and collaborate with them on the development of new technologies to meet Apple’s product roadmap needs.
• Take the leading role in suggesting or adopting ideas for improving productivity and quality of thermal components.
• Provide in-region expertise for root cause and corrective action of system thermal failures and defective thermal parts/materials.
• Train engineers at OEM and vendor factories to produce high quality products using well-defined specifications, advanced production processes and update-to-date validation tools and codes.
Education & Experience
• BS or MS in Mechanical Engineering or related field.