Intel Senior Packaging Thermal Architect 

United States, Texas 

504877644

Role Overview:

The Senior Thermal Architect will lead thermal design and strategy for next-generation GPU, AI accelerators, and data center products. This role is critical to enabling high-performance computing at scale while meeting stringent thermal requirements. You will define thermal architecture across silicon, package, and platform levels, ensuring optimal thermal performance for products approaching multi-kilowatt levels:

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and deliver advanced packaging thermal solutions for advanced GPU/AI products
• Architect thermal strategies for 3DIC and advanced packaging technologies, including chiplets and heterogeneous integration.

• Develop analytical and experimental methods for thermal characterization and prediction.
• Drive co-optimization of thermal, electrical, and mechanical design across silicon, package, and system levels.

• Push the boundaries of thermal management to support Moore's Law progression.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging cooling technologies (e.g., liquid cooling, immersion cooling) for data center sustainability.

• Partner with silicon design, packaging, and platform teams to ensure thermal compliance and performance.
• Engage with external customers and ecosystem partners to align thermal solutions with product requirements.

Qualifications:

You must possess the below minimum qualifications to be initially considered for this position. Preferred qualifications are in addition to the minimum requirements and are considered a plus factor in identifying top candidates. Knowledge and/or experience listed below would be obtained through a combination of your school, work and/or classes and/or research and/or relevant previous job and/or internship experiences

Minimum Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Sciences, or related field.
• 10+ years in thermal design of semiconductor products
• Proven track record in thermal architecture and advanced packaging.
• Proficient in thermal simulation tools (e.g., CFD, FEA) and experimental validation.

Preferred Qualifications

• 10 + years experience in high-performance computing or data center products.
• Proven track record in GPU/AI thermal architecture and advanced packaging.
• Experience with rack-scale cooling solutions and liquid cooling technologies.
• Familiarity with AI/GPU performance trends and their thermal implications.
• Strong understanding of power delivery, energy efficiency, and cooling technologies.
• Ability to influence architecture decisions and drive innovation across global teams.

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Annual Salary Range for jobs which could be performed in the US: 136,990.00 USD - 262,680.00 USD The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific compensation range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

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