Supervisor, Thermal Manufacturing

What You Will Do

• Lead, mentor, and build a world-class Thermal Manufacturing Engineering team.
• Set team objectives, perform performance evaluations, and foster continuous professional growth within the engineering team.
• Lead early engagement with Thermal design teams to enforce DFM/DFA (Design for Manufacturing/Assembly) for liquid cooling solutions, ensuring seamless NPI-to-mass-production transition
• Establish global standards and SOPs for liquid cooling testing, including thermal performance, pressure drop, and flow rate validation.
• Lead and oversee the 2D/3D mechanical and manufacturing design review for cold plates, manifolds, hoses, and fluid routing/piping systems.
• Oversee technical support and line setup for domestic and overseas manufacturing sites (e.g., Taiwan, Vietnam, and CM/ODM partners).
• Drive process yield improvements, root-cause failure analysis (RCFA), and ensure thermal test data correlation between lab and production lines.
• Evaluate and audit supplier manufacturing capabilities for cold plates (brazing, welding, CNC, forging) and fluid distribution systems (Manifolds, CDUs, QDs).

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal/Fluid Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in thermal/liquid cooling manufacturing, mechanical design, including 2+ years of leadership or people management experience
• In-depth expertise in reviewing complex 2D/3D drawings, fixture design and manufacturing process for cold plates and fluid routing/piping components.
• Deep knowledge of liquid cooling systems (Cold Plate, Manifold, CDU, QDs) and key metal fabrication processes (Vacuum Brazing, Laser Welding, FSW, CNC, Forging).
• Proficiency in CAD (NX, Creo or SolidWorks) to design test fixtures and create design drawings
• Excellent written English skills and conversational verbal English communication skills; able to participate in meetings and discuss work-related topics effectively.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% annually to Vietnam and China.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience with liquid cooling supplier.
• Have strong ownership in project management.
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills, with proficiency in bi-lingual communication.
• FEA Structural & CFD thermal Analysis.

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