Job Description
The Junior Thermal Research Engineer will work within a multidisciplinary engineering team to develop innovative thermal management and test solutions for high-performance electronics and data center systems. The role combines thermal system design, modeling, experimentation, and data science techniques, with a focus on enabling faster design cycles and improved system-level insight.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support the design and development of thermal management systems, including liquid cooling, two-phase cooling, and heat exchanger-based architectures
- Cooling system design including cold plates, cooling distribution units (CDUs) and passive two-phase solutions (heat pipes and vapor chambers)
- Develop and apply thermal-fluid modeling tools (steady-state and transient) for system-level performance prediction, including pressure drop, heat transfer, and coolant distribution
- Implement and use machine learning, AI and data-driven methods
- Support data center cooling system modeling, including rack-level and component-level thermal architecture analysis
- Conduct design of experiments (DOE) and support experimental testing, including instrumentation, data acquisition, and validation of models
- Create and maintain CAD models and engineering documentation (e.g., SolidWorks designs, P&IDs, drawings, and test plans)
- Assist in development of computational tools and simulation frameworks (Python, MATLAB) to support engineering decision-making and research activities
- Support prototype development and testbed construction, including integration of thermal systems and measurement capabilities
- Collaborate with senior engineers and researchers to:
- Evaluate new cooling technologies
- Improve system efficiency and performance
- Identify key design tradeoffs
- Contribute to technical documentation, reports, and presentations of results
- Support component and material selection for thermal systems (heat exchangers, sensors, cooling loops)
- Assist in manufacturing and assembly support, including prototype builds and testing
Basic Qualifications
- Master’s or PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
- Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
- Relocation may be offered for the role, must be currently located in the United States.
Preferred Experience:
- Exposure to data center cooling or high-performance electronics thermal management
- Experience developing reduced-order or surrogate models for thermal systems
- Familiarity with optimization-driven design workflows
- Experience integrating modeling and experimental validation
- Focus or coursework in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, or thermal systems required
- Laboratory experience
- Graduate research experience in thermal-fluid sciences or cooling technologies strongly preferred
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