Thermal Engineer

3 Months ago • All levels • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

Valve is seeking a Thermal Engineer to join their team and contribute to the development of innovative gaming hardware. The role involves designing cooling systems, building thermal models using CFD tools, reviewing CAD models, interfacing with suppliers, and conducting lab experiments. The ideal candidate will collaborate with a highly motivated team, influencing the future of gaming and entertainment hardware by designing, testing, manufacturing, and validating hardware to enhance gaming experiences. The team operates without a traditional management structure, emphasizing collaboration and self-selection of contributions. The role requires involvement in multiple hardware projects simultaneously, providing opportunities to develop a broad range of skills.

Job Details

For years, Valve has been all about writing software that provides extraordinary gameplay experiences. Lately, we’ve been developing hardware to take those experiences to the next level, and you can be a key part of making that happen! Join our highly motivated team that's doing hardware design, prototyping, testing, and production across a wide range of platforms. Help us invent whole new gaming experiences built around novel hardware for the living room and beyond.

At Valve, our Hardware team is highly collaborative; we benefit from individuals with broad skill bases and backgrounds, as well as deep technical experience. We design, test, manufacture, and validate the hardware that brings new experiences to life. Like other teams at Valve, we operate without a traditional management structure. We collaborate with peers to define our priorities and contributions during the development of our products. As part of that collaboration, we are able to self-select how best to add value to the projects we work on. Thermal engineers typically work with ID and ME to design cooling systems that help define the architecture and performance of our hardware products.

As a thermal engineer you may find yourself spending time on building thermal models using CFD tools, reviewing or building CAD models, interfacing with suppliers, or running experiments in the lab. You'll likely find yourself involved in multiple hardware projects at one time. There’s a lot to get involved in, and most of the team wears multiple hats. Your hardware colleagues have many years of experience from across the CE industry with multiple products shipped. They can dig into the details while maintaining a product-level perspective, and we believe this focus and awareness results in products that keep our customers engaged and excited.

Are you interested in stretching your limits and influencing the future of gaming and entertainment hardware? We look forward to hearing about what you have to bring to the table!

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