Senior Principal Mechanical Integration Engineer – Data Center Liquid Cooling
Job Details
- Experience
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in mechanical system integration
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8+ years of experience in mechanical system integration.
- Strong background in liquid-cooling technology for data center design and buildout.
- Expertise in single-phase and two-phase liquid-cooling applications, including primary and in-rack cooling.
- Experience with enclosed and facility-based cooling systems and current Cooling Distribution Unit (CDU) technologies.
- Knowledge of rack manifolds, including manufacturing, materials, surface treatments, cleaning, flow optimization, and connection interfaces.
- Proficiency with leak testing and mitigation, hydrostatic pressure validation, flow resistance analysis, and corrosion assessments.
- Experience reading CAD and technical data packages and using CAD and CAE tools.
- Knowledge of piping fabrication and installation using copper, stainless steel, and aluminum.
- Ability to conduct stress and flow analysis and evaluate thermal data against thermo-mechanical requirements.
- Ability to travel 20% to 30% as required.
- Preferred: Master’s degree, active Professional Engineer (PE) license, or hands-on experience with modular or prefabricated data center liquid-cooling design, factory acceptance testing, and site integration.
Responsibilities
- Lead mechanical integration for liquid-cooling systems across rack, site, equipment, and system levels.
- Develop specifications, select components and fastening methods, and transition designs to manufacturing.
- Review CAD and technical data packages to validate mechanical design requirements and component functions.
- Evaluate thermal test data and conduct testing, debugging, and validation of mechanical systems.
- Assess stress, flow resistance, leaks, hydrostatic pressure, corrosion, and piping-system performance.
- Optimize manufacturing assembly processes by designing, modifying, and testing methods and equipment.
- Prepare bills of materials and technical specifications, including testing, installation, and maintenance procedures.
- Collaborate with project managers and cross-functional teams to assess quotations, project risks, and system compatibility.
- Manage relationships with mechanical component vendors and contract manufacturers.
- Design modular, prefabricated, and skid-mounted cooling systems that account for transport, vibration, and inter-module connections.