Staff Thermal Architect

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

​​Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The Spectacles team is pushing the boundaries of technology to bring people closer together in the real world. Our fifth-generation Spectacles, powered by Snap OS, showcase how standalone, see-through AR glasses make playing, learning, and working better together.

The Spectacles team is pushing the boundaries of technology to bring people closer together in the real world. Our fifth-generation Spectacles, powered by Snap OS, showcase how standalone, see-through AR glasses make playing, learning, and working better together.

We’re looking for a Staff Thermal Engineer to join the Spectacles team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

• Architect thermal management and mitigation strategies for a new class of consumer device

• Partner with key internal stakeholders to assess the system impact of thermal predictions to inform product architecture, product roadmap, and technical roadmap 

• Model transient and steady state thermal behaviors; refining the model and design through validation and correlation with measured real world performance throughout development.

• Co-develop scalable thermal designs alongside engineering and operations partners including selecting materials, TIMs, and heat spreaders to achieve system requirements 

• Partner with product, software, and hardware teams to architect, design, and implement system-level power and thermal throttling strategies to support product vision

• Specify and define boundary conditions and frameworks to predict system performance

• Develop and drive design validation, qualification, reliability, and compliance for Spectacles  thermal components 

• Coordinate internal, external, and vendor partner resources to achieve product goals.

• Actively monitor thermal, consumer electronic, and augmented reality industry best practices, trends and state of the art to inform the product roadmap. 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong understanding of passive thermal mitigation strategies leveraged in consumer electronics including spreaders, heat pipes, and vapor chambers

• Experience in thermal analysis and thermal measurement

• Experience with FloEFD, FloTherm, FlowSimulation and / or ANSYS Icepak

• Experience with reduced order modeling and analytical approaches

• Familiarity with Cad tools such as NX, Solidworks and / or Creo

• Experience scaling thermal designs for mass production including characterizing, validating, and measuring designs performance across populations and variance

• Strong communication skills and experience sharing results with team members and leadership

Minimum Qualifications:

• MS or PhD in physics, materials science or mechanical engineering with emphasis in heat transfer and fluid dynamics

• 11+ years relevant experience in thermal simulation, measurement, validation and correlation

• Demonstrated experience delivering thermal solutions in consumer electronics products

• Ability to travel up to 20%

Preferred Qualifications:

• 11+ years of experience developing thermal strategies in consumer electronics at scale

• Demonstrated experience partnering with Asia-based manufacturers and 3rd parties

• Experience designing, modeling, and validating thermal performance for wearable devices

• Experience modeling and managing battery thermal performance 

• Knowledge of scripting languages (Python, etc) 

• Hands-on experience and demonstrated ability in one or more of the following engineering tools and workflows: (CAD: NX, Solidworks, Creo, or other; PCB layout: Allegro, Altium, or other)

• Experience with executive level presentations and reporting

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example, the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, where applicable).

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

Zone B:

Zone C:

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.