Thermal Engineer, Principal at d-Matrix

Santa Clara, California, United States

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$196,000 – $327,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
AI, High-Performance ComputingIndustries

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Thermal, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related engineering discipline. Master's or PhD is preferred
  • 12+ years’ experience in data center solutions, HPC, AI infrastructure or equivalent is desirable
  • Experienced thermal engineer with extensive thermal characterization of next generation ASIC products
  • Ability to develop and validate thermal models for various challenging thermal designs including die, package, system level thermal modeling
  • Hands-on experience with test equipment such as wind tunnels, thermal chamber, heat sinks, cold plates, etc

Responsibilities

  • Develop and integrate innovative thermal solutions / applications by collaborating with design, testing, and engineering teams
  • Lead the design, deployment, and delivery of liquid cooled / air-cooled, HPC and AI supercomputing projects, ensuring alignment with performance, quality, and timeline expectations
  • Evaluate the system layout, power consumptions, air flow, acoustics, sensors and related mechanical requirements
  • Perform component, system and rack level thermal and mechanical design for cooling systems
  • Manage data center projects from conception to delivery, ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction
  • Understand system design requirements for High Performance Computing and AI workloads to drive platform configuration guides for x86 and ARM servers
  • Prepare product drawings, BOM, SOP, DFM and system design/test reports
  • Perform thermal/mechanical debugging, system optimization and documentation
  • Analyze structural and thermal aspects to ensure feasibility and specify thermal interface materials and manufacturing process
  • Provide identification and creation of new techniques to advance thermal/mechanical development and validation
  • Responsibilities include thermal simulations, analysis, and testing to validate thermal solutions to meet the product requirements
  • Collaborate with internal engineers to provide technical guidance to optimize thermal solutions including heat sink and liquid cooling solutions
  • Work with cross-functional teams including mechanical, electrical, and manufacturing

Skills

Thermal Design
Thermal Analysis
Thermal Architecture
Liquid Cooling
Air Cooling
Thermal Validation
Server Design
Rack Design
HPC
AI Accelerator
Acoustics
Power Consumption Analysis
System Layout

d-Matrix

AI compute platform for datacenters

About d-Matrix

d-Matrix focuses on improving the efficiency of AI computing for large datacenter customers. Its main product is the digital in-memory compute (DIMC) engine, which combines computing capabilities directly within programmable memory. This design helps reduce power consumption and enhances data processing speed while ensuring accuracy. d-Matrix differentiates itself from competitors by offering a modular and scalable approach, utilizing low-power chiplets that can be tailored for different applications. The company's goal is to provide high-performance, energy-efficient AI inference solutions to large-scale datacenter operators.

Santa Clara, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2019Year Founded
$149.8MTotal Funding
SERIES_BCompany Stage
Enterprise Software, AI & Machine LearningIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Hybrid Work Options

Risks

Competition from Nvidia, AMD, and Intel may pressure d-Matrix's market share.
Complex AI chip design could lead to delays or increased production costs.
Rapid AI innovation may render d-Matrix's technology obsolete if not updated.

Differentiation

d-Matrix's DIMC engine integrates compute into memory, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.
The company offers scalable AI solutions through modular, low-power chiplets.
d-Matrix focuses on brain-inspired AI compute engines for diverse inferencing workloads.

Upsides

Growing demand for energy-efficient AI solutions boosts d-Matrix's low-power chiplets appeal.
Partnerships with companies like Microsoft could lead to strategic alliances.
Increasing adoption of modular AI hardware in data centers benefits d-Matrix's offerings.

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