Lead Design Engineer - Thermal - Dallas, TX, United States
Originally posted 14 May 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Responsible for designing, documenting, and deploying new thermal and thermoelectric-based products into the Optical Components market to meet customer specifications, timelines, and cost targets. The position engages directly with strategic customers and performs thermal-mechanical design and modeling using internal TE design software and Ansys Mechanical simulation tools.
What you'll do
- Conceive of and perform thermal-mechanical design and modeling analyses using internal TE design software and Ansys Mechanical simulation tools. - Independently verify model and design results for accuracy using first-law principles and empirical testing. - Manage assigned product design projects through Phase Gate development tools to ensure adherence to delivery dates, cost targets, and budgets. - Support prototype builds and testing on the manufacturing floor, interfacing with processes including dicing, metallization plating, lapping, stencil printing, and pick-and-place machinery. - Author reliability reports, manage product-specific qualification testing, and support root-cause analysis for return goods and failure analysis issues. - Collaborate with global teams including the Vietnam manufacturing factory and Asian Design Center, supporting costing, sales opportunity requests, and supplier quality.
What you'll need
- BS or higher degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline. - 7+ years of experience in thermal management design, thermal and stress analysis, and engineering modeling tools (or 5+ years with a Master's degree or above). - Direct experience in thermal design, engineering modeling tools, and general manufacturing processes. - Demonstrated experience with product design and development processes, project management tools, and direct customer communication. - Working familiarity with quality processes including FMEA and Root Cause Analysis. - Familiarity with ITAR and EAR export compliance requirements and processes.
Nice to have
- BS or higher degree in Mechanical Engineering. - Direct experience with thermoelectric design. - Experience with ANSYS modeling software. - Experience with 3D CAD software (SolidWorks). - Experience with MS Power BI.
This role has been open 162 days — well above the 51-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
1017
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$154k
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| Metric | Coherent Corp | All employers we track in this specialty (1017 roles · 102 employers) |
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| Open roles in this specialty | 15 | 1017 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 34 | 6277 · 144 employers |
| Median days open | 70 d | 51 d (+19 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $154k |
Who's hiring in this category
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How we counted: 1017 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 102 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.