is Hiring Thermal Engineering Intern

Advance Your Career at AMD

AMD builds technology that helps solve some of the world's most important challenges, from advancing healthcare and scientific discovery to powering AI. Whether you are designing next-gen processors, enabling AI breakthroughs, or bringing leading edge products to market, your work here contributes to technology that moves the world forward.

As an AMD intern or co-op, you will be placed at the center of the AI ecosystem, working alongside experts and industry pioneers. You will do meaningful work, build new skills, grow your network, and gain real-world experience on projects that affect millions of end-users worldwide. Undergraduate and PhD students alike can make an impact here.

Job Details

• Onsite: This role requires the student to work full time (40 hours a week) onsite for the full co-op or internship term.
• Duration:
  • Spring/Summer Co-op: January 25, 2027 to August 13, 2027
  • Summer Internship:
    • Semester schools: May 24, 2027 to August 13, 2027
    • Quarter schools: June 21, 2027 to September 10, 2027
  • Summer/Fall Co-op:
    • Semester schools: May 24, 2027 to December 10, 2027
    • Quarter schools: June 21, 2027 to December 10, 2027

What You Will Be Doing

AMD is seeking motivated Thermal Engineering interns and co-ops to support the development of advanced cooling technologies for AI, high-performance computing, and data center platforms. In this role, you will:

• Support thermal and hydraulic characterization of cooling solutions, including cold plates, manifolds, heat exchangers, coolant loops, and rack-level cooling systems.
• Evaluate air-cooled and liquid-cooled platforms through thermal, airflow, coolant-flow, and pressure-drop analysis.
• Learn to support laboratory testing, instrumentation setup, sensor deployment, data acquisition, and thermal validation.
• Develop scripts and tools that automate test execution, data processing, engineering analysis, and reporting.
• Work on thermal modeling, simulation, and comparison of measured data against design expectations to identify trends and support performance improvements.
• Investigate thermal, flow, and power-related issues and work with engineering teams to find effective solutions.
• Document technical findings and communicate results through engineering reports, presentations, and technical documentation.

Who We Are Looking For

• Currently enrolled at a U.S.-based university pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Thermal Sciences, or a related engineering discipline.
• Knowledge or experience in any of the following areas is encouraged:
  • Heat transfer, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, thermal-fluid systems, or engineering analysis.
  • Thermal management, liquid cooling, electronics cooling, cold plates, heat exchangers, thermal interface materials, airflow management, or coolant flow systems.
  • Laboratory testing, instrumentation, sensors, thermal characterization, data acquisition, or experimental validation.
  • CAD software such as SolidWorks or Creo.
  • CFD and thermal simulation tools such as ANSYS Icepak, Fluent, FloTHERM, COMSOL, OpenFOAM, or similar.
  • Analytical, problem-solving, communication, and technical documentation skills.
  • Exposure to AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, server technologies, data center platforms, or energy-efficient cooling is a plus.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Submitting your application indicates interest in AMD Thermal Engineering intern/co-op positions. Multiple positions are being recruited for, and a recruiter will contact you if your experience aligns with any of them.

AMD does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies, or fee-based recruitment services. AMD and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity, inclusive employers and consider all applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religion, political and/or third-party affiliation, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants' needs will be accommodated under the respective laws throughout the recruitment and selection process.

AMD may use Artificial Intelligence to help screen, assess or select applicants for this position. AMD's Responsible AI Policy is available here.

Benefits offered are described: AMD benefits at a glance.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.