Huijuan ("June") Chen

MTS at Etched, Ex-Google, Ex-Tesla

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Core Competencies Hyperscale Data Center Thermal Solutions (Liquid & Air Cooling) New Product Introduction (NPI) & High-Volume Manufacturing Manufacturing Process Development & Optimization, and Quality Engineering Strategic Technology Roadmapping & Implementation Global Supplier Strategy, Qualification & Performance Management Cross-Functional Team Leadership & Influence

Experience

  • Member of Technical Staff at Etched
    Feb 2026 - Present · 6 mos

    Thermal lead of next gen product

  • Google (Full-time · 7 yrs 2 mos)
    • Sr. Thermal Manufacturing Engineer, Manufacturing Engineering Lead
      Sep 2020 - Mar 2026 · 5 yrs 7 mos

      Manufacturing engineering lead for Google's flagship liquid cooling system Deschutes 4 from end-to-end. Owning execution from NTI/NPI through mass production. https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/systems/enabling-1-mw-it-racks-and-liquid-cooling-at-ocp-emea-summit Manufacturing engineering lead for “machine-of-the-day” TPU v5 thermal system end-to-end Manufacturing engineering lead for next gen smart NIC thermal systems Recipient of Google Tech Impact Award (2023) and Cloud Tech Impact Award (2024)

    • Thermal Manufacturing Engineer
      Feb 2019 - Sep 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Senior Thermal/Chemical Process Engineer at Tesla
    Aug 2017 - Feb 2019 · 1 yr 7 mos

    Project lead for Tesla’s first pilot-scale battery materials production, driving process development, system integration, and validation Co-designed and implemented Tesla’s first zero-waste, closed-loop thermal material manufacturing system Developed and validated thermal and chemical processes for pilot-to-production transition of battery materials Improved battery module line efficiency by implementing a statistical process control (SPC) system, root caused linedown, and implemented corrective actions during Model 3 ramp

  • Lead Thermal Systems Engineer at GE Global Research
    Nov 2014 - Apr 2017 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Lead Thermal Systems Design Engineer for high reliability, mission-critical aviation engines: -GE9X for Boeing 777X -LEAP for Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max -Large industrial gas turbines (7HA/6E), reducing cooling flow by 15–30%

  • Thermal System Engineer at GE Research
    Jan 2011 - Apr 2014 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Invented and patented advanced thermal cycles for energy storage and solar-gas turbine combined systems Collaborated with NREL on system modeling and cost models for industrial use