As an Hardware Development Engineer, you will play a crucial role in the NI ON PSE HW&TE GX Syst HW & CentEng 5 (L06) department. You will collaborate with various teams and drive thermal architecture decisions throughout the product development lifecycle.
Collaborate with mechanical, signal integrity, optics, electronics, manufacturing, and reliability teams.
Select and optimize thermal solutions such as heat spreaders, sinks, vapor chambers, and heat pipes.
Perform thermal simulations using FloTHERM and other thermal analysis tools and optimize airflow paths, pressure drops, and component temperatures.
Conduct thermal validation and testing, including thermal characterization, airflow analysis, and power dissipation testing.
Key Skills And Experience

B.E./B.Tech/M.Tech in Mechanical, Thermal, Aerospace Engineering, or related field.
3+ years of electronics cooling and thermal engineering experience.
2+ years of thermal design for pluggable optical modules (OSFP, QSFP-DD, CFP, SFP family).
Strong understanding of thermal challenges in DSP/ASIC cooling, optical engines, and laser devices.
Experience with FloTHERM and other thermal tools for thermal simulations and modeling.
Hands-on experience with thermal validation for optical transceivers or compact networking products.
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