Cooling performance limits high-power computing, semiconductor fab, cell networks, photonics, power electronics, and most of our digital world. Alloy Enterprises enables customers to overcome these constraints with novel, complex metal components that dramatically improve heat dissipation in high-performance systems. Alloy’s patented Stack Forging™ process enables complex micro-geometries, resulting in single-piece, leak-tight parts that deliver superior cooling performance, lower pressure drops, and exceptional reliability. Founded in 2020, Alloy is a 50-person hardtech startup that has raised over $40M in capital and is shipping components to customers manufacturing AI servers, lasers, semiconductor equipment, and defense systems.

This role generally requires 4 days onsite per week.

What you’ll do

As a Thermal Architect at Alloy, you will be a technical authority on thermal management, serving as a critical link between our customers' most complex challenges and our core technology. You are a thermal expert who thrives on architecting cutting-edge, system-level solutions and translating them into manufacturable realities. You will be responsible for driving the technical strategy from initial feasibility and concept development through to successful implementation, working with cross-functional teams, and ensuring our solutions deliver unparalleled performance.

The ideal candidate has a deep background in thermal management and fluid dynamics, possessing a proven track record in leading advanced R&D or engineering efforts.

Responsibilities:

Technical Strategy & Customer Engagement:

• Serve as the trusted technical expert in engagements with high-profile customers, understanding and deconstructing their thermal challenges and system-level requirements.

• Articulate the fundamental advantages and differentiators of Alloy's technology to both engineers and business-minded leaders.

• Architect novel, system-level solutions to win strategic, long-term business, collaborating closely with commercial and engineering teams.

Advanced Thermal Design & Innovation:

• Lead the development and validation of next-generation thermal-fluid architectures, pushing the boundaries of our core technology and mapping capabilities to customer needs.

• Perform analysis and feasibility assessments to validate novel concepts and quantify performance benefits for customer applications.

Technical Leadership & Mentorship:

• Act as the technical leader on complex projects, providing guidance and mentorship to a cross-functional team of engineers to ensure successful execution.

• Define the core technical requirements, performance specifications, and validation plans for new thermal solutions based on customer needs.

• Assess technical trade-offs and risk mitigation strategies to ensure solutions are delivered on time and meet performance and reliability standards.

Qualifications:

• A Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related field with a focus on thermal-fluid sciences.

• Demonstrable expertise in thermal management and liquid cooling, preferably with experience in data centers, high-performance computing, semiconductor, or photonics.

• Demonstrated ability to architect technical solutions and lead advanced engineering projects from concept to completion.

• Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to align technical development with strategic business priorities.

• Previous experience working in start-ups.

• A background in customer-facing technical roles (e.g., principal engineer, technical fellow, or senior applications engineer).

• Experience in a manufacturing setting.

• Expertise in design for manufacturability (DFM) principles, especially related to metal components or thermal systems.

• Familiarity with thermal simulation software (e.g., CFD) and analytical modeling.

*Pay Range: $150,000-170,000 dependent on experience, qualifications, and education level

Additional requirements

This position will require access to information subject to control under U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”). Please note that any offer for employment will be conditioned on authorization to receive controlled items without sponsorship for an export license.

Regarding Sponsorship

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa, including H-1B, H-1C, H-2A, H-2B, H-3, F-1 or OPT at this time.

Equal employment opportunity

We are committed to creating an equitable and inclusive environment for all our employees and seek to build a team that reflects the diversity of the people we hope to serve with our products. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.