# Varun Prasanna Rajamuthu

> Thermal Engineer | Systems Integration

Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/varunprasannarajamuthu

A detail-oriented Engineer with experience in leading cross-functional teams for new product development. Well-versed in the design of thermal solutions, Proof of Concept (PoC) development, and Design of Experiments (DoE) for validation.

## Work Experience
### Staff Engineer @ Frore Systems
Jan 2024 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
• Lead thermal design, simulation, prototyping, and validation of compute devices (including laptops, smartphones, tablets, handheld gaming consoles, mini-PCs, and Industrial PCs) that leverage the cooling potential of the proprietary AirJet technology developed by Frore Systems
• Define and enforce design guidelines by understanding thermal, mechanical, acoustic, electrical, and reliability requirements and drive product development to meet definitions
• Lead Proof of Concept (PoC) development through hands-on experimentation and rapid prototyping. PoCs developed include: Laptops-Apple MacBook Air | Samsung Laptop; Tablets-AirJets in iPad Pro; Smartphones-AirJet in Xiaomi 14; SSD Accessory-AirJets with M.2 Drive
• Lead product development from the PoC stage to commercial product by taking it through the relevant EVT, DVT, and MP stages: Industrial PC commercial product Acura Roughneck: Industrial Mini PC

### Senior Engineer @ Frore Systems
Jan 2021 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area
• Perform initial feasibility analysis using 1D thermal models leveraging conduction, convection, and radiation principles
• Use Icepak simulations to design thermal solutions by incorporating various thermal elements including vapor chambers, heat sinks, heat pipes, thermal pads, graphite sheets, and aerogels 
• Define testing protocols, DOEs, and develop test rigs to characterize existing thermal solutions and validate Frore thermal solution efficacy
• Coordinate communication and lead cross-functional teams on a global scale to customize and optimize thermal solution implementation with Frore and customer product design teams

### Manufacturing Engineer @ Vibrant America Clinical Laboratory
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021
• Collaborated in the development, and led the validation of new genomics products that aim to identify multiple disease-causing pathogens and genetic mutations  
• Worked with the Robotics team to automate workflow by integrating a new liquid handling system

### Graduate Research Assistant @ North Carolina State University
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
• Investigated the use of metal foams subject to forced convection to enhance cooling in electronic devices
• Developed an FAA-approved heat transfer technique to estimate cooling effectiveness of Gas Turbine blades

### Undergraduate Research Assistant, NanoLab @ National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli
Jan 2018 – Jan 2018
Investigated the effects of surface modification, through micro grooving and CNT coating, on condensation heat transfer under the supervision of Dr. Suresh

### Research Intern @ Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Thiruvananthapuram Area, India
Modeled the fluid interactions and reacting flows of a blunted cone flare undergoing atmospheric re-entry under the supervision of Dr. M Deepu


## Education
### Master of Science - MS in Mechanical Engineering
North Carolina State University

### Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.) in Mechanical Engineering in Mechanical Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

### AISSCE Examination in High School/Secondary Certificate Programs
P.S.B.B.S.S School- K. K Nagar


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/vrajamu

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Last updated: 2026-04-01