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Get Access To All JobsJob Title: Thermal Design Lead
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Austin, TX
Work Type: Onsite/Hybrid
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Pay Rate: $60.00-$67.00/hr
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Austin, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. Global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories, graphics processors, motherboard chip sets, and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.
Job Description:
About the role:
Join client’s Client Engineering organization to lead thermal strategy and execution across pre- and post-silicon for next-gen CPUs, GPUs, and mobile systems. You’ll own thermal requirements, modeling, validation, and cross-functional integration—delivering class-leading products that delight users in performance, acoustics, and comfort.
What you’ll do
- Lead end-to-end thermal program development for client products (pre-silicon through validation and post-silicon).
- Define silicon- and system-level thermal, power, and cooling requirements; author clear customer-facing documentation.
- Collaborate with CPU/GPU architecture, performance, BIOS/SMU, packaging, and customer engineering teams to align thermal strategies.
- Own thermal design, modeling (CFD), test, and debug for mobile & desktop platforms, drive design decisions and trade-offs.
- Develop and validate fan policy/curves; optimize thermal controls for APU/CPU, GPU, and hybrid systems.
- Diagnose thermal interactions (power, performance, controls) at silicon, package, and system levels; rapidly drive alternative solutions.
- Ensure delivery of best-in-class designs by influencing IP floorplans, component placement, and system integration for thermals.
- Continuously improve processes, methodologies, and automation to accelerate thermal development and validation.
- Communicate status, risks, and decisions effectively to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
What you’ll bring (must-haves)
- Deep expertise in heat transfer and fluid dynamics, with hands-on system-level thermal design experience.
- Advanced proficiency in CFD for electronics cooling (Icepak and/or Flotherm).
- Strong background in thermal validation and debugging of new silicon and system hardware/software issues.
- Practical knowledge of thermal components and materials (fans, heatsinks, shields, spreaders, TIMs) and how they impact product performance.
- Ability to analyze and message package thermal resistance impacts (e.g., silicon performance, gen-on-gen changes) to internal and external audiences.
- Proven collaboration across architecture, power/performance, BIOS/firmware, and customer engineering teams.
- Executive-level communication skills—able to distill complex technical topics into clear decisions and updates.
- Extensive lab experience including:
- Data acquisition and automation
- System teardown/rebuild, instrumentation (thermocouples, IR cameras, power/thermal sensors), and test fixture design.
- System impedance and fan (P-Q curve) characterization using an airflow bench.
- Test planning, execution, and analysis for thermal performance, acoustics, and skin temperature.
Preferred
- Mechanical CAD experience (Creo or SolidWorks).
- Experience with Multiphysics modeling and warpage analysis is a bonus.
- Experience designing and validating fan control policies/curves for client systems.
- Familiarity with PC architecture and hands-on system setup/testing (VRAM, NVMe, VR, memory, charging circuits).
- Understanding firmware-managed power/thermal features and controls across APU/CPU, GPU, and combined systems.
- Experience influencing IP floorplans and component placement for thermal optimization.
Why this role matters:
Your work directly shapes thermal performance, acoustics, and user comfort in Client’s flagship client products. You’ll partner closely with architecture and system teams, see your decisions ship at scale, and set the bar for thermal excellence in the industry.
Qualifications
- Not an entry-level or fresh grad position
- BS/MS in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- BS + 8 years or MS + 6 years or PhD + 3 years of relevant experience in thermal design, analysis, and validation of electronic systems
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
Job Title: Thermal Design Lead
Duration: 12 Months
Location: Austin, TX
Work Type: Onsite/Hybrid
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Pay Rate: $60.00-$67.00/hr
Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients worldwide. This Client is an American multinational semiconductor company based in Austin, that develops computer processors and related technologies for business and consumer markets. Global company that specializes in manufacturing semiconductor devices used in computer processing. The company also produces flash memories, graphics processors, motherboard chip sets, and a variety of components used in consumer electronics goods.
Job Description:
About the role:
Join client’s Client Engineering organization to lead thermal strategy and execution across pre- and post-silicon for next-gen CPUs, GPUs, and mobile systems. You’ll own thermal requirements, modeling, validation, and cross-functional integration—delivering class-leading products that delight users in performance, acoustics, and comfort.
What you’ll do
- Lead end-to-end thermal program development for client products (pre-silicon through validation and post-silicon).
- Define silicon- and system-level thermal, power, and cooling requirements; author clear customer-facing documentation.
- Collaborate with CPU/GPU architecture, performance, BIOS/SMU, packaging, and customer engineering teams to align thermal strategies.
- Own thermal design, modeling (CFD), test, and debug for mobile & desktop platforms, drive design decisions and trade-offs.
- Develop and validate fan policy/curves; optimize thermal controls for APU/CPU, GPU, and hybrid systems.
- Diagnose thermal interactions (power, performance, controls) at silicon, package, and system levels; rapidly drive alternative solutions.
- Ensure delivery of best-in-class designs by influencing IP floorplans, component placement, and system integration for thermals.
- Continuously improve processes, methodologies, and automation to accelerate thermal development and validation.
- Communicate status, risks, and decisions effectively to executives and cross-functional stakeholders.
What you’ll bring (must-haves)
- Deep expertise in heat transfer and fluid dynamics, with hands-on system-level thermal design experience.
- Advanced proficiency in CFD for electronics cooling (Icepak and/or Flotherm).
- Strong background in thermal validation and debugging of new silicon and system hardware/software issues.
- Practical knowledge of thermal components and materials (fans, heatsinks, shields, spreaders, TIMs) and how they impact product performance.
- Ability to analyze and message package thermal resistance impacts (e.g., silicon performance, gen-on-gen changes) to internal and external audiences.
- Proven collaboration across architecture, power/performance, BIOS/firmware, and customer engineering teams.
- Executive-level communication skills—able to distill complex technical topics into clear decisions and updates.
- Extensive lab experience including:
- Data acquisition and automation
- System teardown/rebuild, instrumentation (thermocouples, IR cameras, power/thermal sensors), and test fixture design.
- System impedance and fan (P-Q curve) characterization using an airflow bench.
- Test planning, execution, and analysis for thermal performance, acoustics, and skin temperature.
Preferred
- Mechanical CAD experience (Creo or SolidWorks).
- Experience with Multiphysics modeling and warpage analysis is a bonus.
- Experience designing and validating fan control policies/curves for client systems.
- Familiarity with PC architecture and hands-on system setup/testing (VRAM, NVMe, VR, memory, charging circuits).
- Understanding firmware-managed power/thermal features and controls across APU/CPU, GPU, and combined systems.
- Experience influencing IP floorplans and component placement for thermal optimization.
Why this role matters:
Your work directly shapes thermal performance, acoustics, and user comfort in Client’s flagship client products. You’ll partner closely with architecture and system teams, see your decisions ship at scale, and set the bar for thermal excellence in the industry.
Qualifications
- Not an entry-level or fresh grad position
- BS/MS in Mechanical, Aerospace, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- BS + 8 years or MS + 6 years or PhD + 3 years of relevant experience in thermal design, analysis, and validation of electronic systems
TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Green Card Sponsorship in Design Lead
Document your design portfolio strategically
USCIS adjudicators reviewing your I-140 want evidence the role requires a specific degree, not just design talent. Organize your portfolio to show specialized discipline alignment, whether UX, product, brand, or spatial design, to support the specialty occupation framing.
Target employers with active PERM filing history
Not every company that hires Design Leads has run a PERM before. Prioritize studios, tech companies, and consultancies that have filed PERM applications for design roles, since they already have the internal HR and legal infrastructure to sponsor you efficiently.
Search green card sponsoring roles on Migrate Mate
Migrate Mate filters Design Lead roles by employers who have actively sponsored green cards, saving you from applying to companies that have no sponsorship infrastructure. Use it to identify which design teams have a real precedent for EB-2 or EB-3 filings.
Clarify EB-2 versus EB-3 fit before accepting an offer
If your Design Lead role requires an advanced degree or you hold one, push for EB-2 classification, which skips the PERM recruitment advertising period in some cases via National Interest Waiver. EB-3 is broader but adds the supervised DOL recruitment stage regardless.
Verify the prevailing wage tier before negotiations
Your employer's PERM filing locks in a wage level using DOL data. Look up the Design Lead SOC code in the OFLC Wage Search before you negotiate your offer, so your target salary lands at or above the level the employer will certify to DOL.
Confirm your employer will file concurrently if your priority date allows
For most countries outside India and China, EB-3 priority dates for Design Leads are current, meaning your employer can file the I-140 and I-485 at the same time. Concurrent filing cuts months off your wait, so confirm this option during the offer discussion.
Green Card Design Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Design Lead role qualify for EB-2 or EB-3 green card sponsorship?
Design Lead positions typically qualify under EB-3 as professional roles requiring a bachelor's degree in graphic design, industrial design, UX, or a related field. EB-2 is available if the role specifically requires an advanced degree or if your credentials and achievements meet the higher standard. Your employer's immigration attorney will determine the correct category based on the job description and your qualifications.
How does green card sponsorship differ from H-1B for a Design Lead?
An H-1B visa is a temporary, renewable status tied to a specific employer, subject to the annual lottery cap. A green card via PERM is permanent residency with no renewal and no cap concerns at the EB-3 level for most countries. The PERM process takes longer upfront, typically one to two years before the I-140 is even filed, but the outcome is lawful permanent residency rather than a status you need to maintain indefinitely.
What does the PERM recruitment process mean for Design Lead applicants?
Before your employer can file your PERM labor certification with DOL, they must conduct a supervised recruitment process to demonstrate no qualified U.S. workers are available for the role. This includes posting the Design Lead position through specific channels defined by DOL. You are not involved in this step directly, but the job duties and requirements advertised must match what you will actually do, so review the job description carefully before this phase begins.
How do I find Design Lead roles where the employer has green card sponsorship experience?
Migrate Mate lets you filter Design Lead positions by employers with documented green card sponsorship history, so you are not starting from scratch researching which companies have run PERM before. This is especially useful for design roles because many creative agencies and studios are willing to hire internationally but have never sponsored a permanent resident petition and lack the process infrastructure to do so.
Can I change employers after my I-140 is approved but before my green card is issued?
Yes. Once your I-140 has been approved for 180 days or more and your I-485 has been pending for 180 days or more, portability under AC21 allows you to move to a different Design Lead role with another employer in the same or a similar occupational classification without losing your priority date. The new role must be in the same broad design field, and you will need to notify USCIS of the change.