Principal Thermal & Mechanical Engineer

Principal Thermal & Mechanical Engineer LOCATION: GREATER BENGALURU AREACompany DescriptionWe are looking for exceptional talent and leadership to join Fast Growing Startup into Scalable Intelligence, the world’s first company developing Agentic Silicon for powering the future of AI.Founded in 2023, We have deep customer engagements across America, Europe, and Asia, and demonstrated functional prototypes to prove our concept and vision.Location: Bangalore, KarnatakaAt Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence, we are pioneering the semiconductor industry’s first Omni Processing Unit (OPU)—a breakthrough composable architecture designed to power the next generation of real-time, multi-modal AgenticAI.Founded in 2023 by a veteran team from Intel, Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Apple, we are on a mission to eliminate the cost, power, and complexity bottlenecks of legacy GPU systems. Our technology delivers a 10x performance gain at 10% of energy consumption, scaling seamlessly from edge devices to exascale datacenters.Why Engineers Join Us:Architectural Innovation: Work on the MultiPlexus™ fabric, a revolutionary interconnect offering petabyte-scale bandwidth and ultra-lowlatency.Full-Stack Impact: We are building everything from modular chiplets on Samsung’s SF4X platform to our Tsavorite AI Orchestration Stack (TAOS), which provides zero-switching-cost compatibility for CUDA-optimized workflows.Market Momentum: We emerged from stealth with over $100 million in pre-orders from Global 500 companies and sovereign cloud providers.Key Links to IncludeOfficial Website: tsavoritesi.comLinkedIn Page: Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence | LinkedInRecent News: Tsavorite Emerges with $100M in Orders & 10x Performance (Forbes)https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251110678526/en/Tsavorite-Scalable-Intelligence Principal Thermal & Mechanical Engineer (10+ Years Exp.)Position Type: Full-Time Level: Core Focus: Advanced Thermal Simulation, Package-Board Warpage, BGA Reliability, and Cross-Functional Electro-Mechanical Architecture.Position OverviewWe are seeking a highly experienced Principal Thermal & Mechanical Engineer to lead the architecture, design, and implementation of cutting-edge thermal and mechanical packaging solutions. In this role, you will bridge the gap between silicon-level heat generation and system-level structural mechanics, developing optimized solutions ranging from sub 100W to1KW+.The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise in both advanced cooling methodologies (air and liquid) and package-level structural mechanics. You will utilize simulation suites to mitigate thermo-mechanical constraints, package/board warpage, and BGA solder joint stress, ensuring robust multi-year productreliability.Key ResponsibilitiesThermal & Mechanical Architecture: Lead the end-to-end concept, architectural definition, and validation of desktop, server, and rack-level electronic packaging handling high power densities (100W to1KW+).Package & Board-Level Mechanics: Analyze, predict, and mitigate substrate, package, and PCB warpage resulting from Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) mismatch during surface mount technology (SMT) reflow and operational thermal cycling.BGA Stress & Reliability Engineering: Conduct high-fidelity stress and fatigue life prediction for fine-pitch Ball Grid Array (BGA) solder joints. Optimize thermo-mechanical reliability, design robust bolster plates, and define advanced heatsink dynamic/static loadingmechanisms.Advanced Simulation & FEA/CFD Modeling: Perform high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and thermal analysis using FloTHERM/Icepak. Drive structural mechanics simulations (FEA) for transient thermal shock, vibration, and mechanical shock packagingqualifiers.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Act as the primary engineering stakeholder collaborating with Silicon, Advanced Packaging, and System Architecture teams to co-optimize electrical, thermal, mechanical, and financial vectors.Cooling Technology Deployment: Evaluate, architect, and deploy a comprehensive portfolio of thermal solutions, seamlessly transitioning from advanced air-cooled mechanisms (vapor chambers, high-performance fin geometries) to liquid-cooling solutions (direct-to-chip, immersion cooling).Vendor & Manufacturing Management: Partner directly with global heatsink component, substrate, and mechanical fabrication suppliers to custom-design, prototype, and mass-produce solutions that strictly satisfy quality and volume requirements.Compliance & Industry Standards: Ensure all structural and thermal mechanics comply with stringent environmental and reliability benchmarks spanning from edge nodes to hyperscale data center infrastructure.Required QualificationsExperience: 10–15+ years of direct, hands-on experience in thermal and mechanical design, package mechanics, and structural analysis within the semiconductor, electronic packaging, or server/data center infrastructure domain.Education: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or a strictly related quantitative engineeringdiscipline.Package-Level Domain Expertise: Robust background in structural mechanics, creep/fatigue modeling of solder alloys, viscoelastic behavior of polymers, and classical fracture mechanics.Warpage Control: Proven track record of evaluating and mitigating board-level deflection and package warpage per JEDEC standards, optimizing dynamic and static heatsink preload to prevent BGAfracturing.Advanced Analysis & Cooling: Deep technical baseline in high-power thermal solutions (up to 2KW), liquid cooling building blocks (CDUs, quick-disconnects, fluid manifolds), and environmental dynamic qualifications (shock and vibration testing).Standards & Compliance: Complete working familiarity with industrial standards governing microelectronic and data center reliability, including JEDEC (JEP150 / JESD22), IPC-A-610, NEBS, ASHRAE, andMIL-STD-810.Communication Skills: Exceptional written and verbal communication metrics; a verified background of successfully influencing technical roadmap choices across highly matrixed, multi-disciplinary engineering ecosystems.Tools familiarity:Thermal Simulation (CFD): FloTHERM, Ansys Icepak,CadenceCelsiusMechanical & FEA Analysis: Ansys Mechanical , Abaqus,CadenceCelsius3D CAD & Geometric Modeling: PTC Creo (Pro/Engineer), SolidWorks, Autodesk InventorContactUdaymuday_bhaskar@yahoo.comwww.mulyatech.com"Mining the Knowledge Community"