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About the Role

The Mechanical Engineer - Customer Focused Team works closely with key customers to design new and innovative Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs). The position involves understanding customer needs and requirements to set initial design direction, and remaining a core team member throughout the full CDU design and new product introduction (NPI) lifecycle. This role requires strong interpersonal and communication skills, and excellent mechanical engineering, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics skills.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with the key customer.
Lead the early-stage NPI design of Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs) as part of a customer-focused team during concept development, supporting a common understanding of product specifications, requirements, and design approach.
Take a major role in initial product design using principles of thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and mechanical engineering to deliver accurate performance models that support fast decision cycles for product architecture and direction.
Support rapid iteration of design concepts through technology assessment, feasibility analysis, and proofs of concept, oversee the building and testing of thermal, hydraulic, and integrated assembly prototypes for validation.
Create detailed engineering drawings, reports, design reviews, and other documentation to clearly explain convey design ideas, test results, and recommendations to internal teams and external stakeholders.
Work closely with core teams, customers, and industry partners to ensure our CDU designs are delivered on time, meeting and exceeding market needs.
Review and approve designs, drawings, and other engineering documentation.
Innovate and advance the state of the art for CDU component and system design, building and maintaining Cool IT’s competitive advantage.
Collaborate with industry groups to define and influence emerging standards and best practices.
Continuously look for ways to make our CDU designs better performing, improve reliability, reduce costs, and increase efficiency.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a directly related discipline.
Minimum of 7 years relevant engineering and/or design experience.
Professional engineering designation or eligibility to obtain it in California within 12 months.
Experience in the datacenter, high-performance computing, or liquid cooling industries.
Experience in customer-facing roles such as technical sales, key account management, consulting, or other engineering roles with frequent interactions with customers.
Experience in product design, technical sales, or engineering of thermal management and heat transfer solutions, fluid dynamics, datacenter, or HVAC products.
Thermodynamics: fundamentals of heat transfer in liquid to liquid and liquid to air systems
Fluid mechanics: proven understanding of hydraulic and gas fluid behaviours, particularly as they relate to heat transfer in liquid-cooling systems. Able to build first-order fluid network models from component performance curves and generate predicted system-level pressure-flow curves.
Datacenter design: knowledge of the basics of datacenter design, relevant standards, and best practices for facility design and/or operation.
Process piping, P&ID and building mechanical design, particularly with respect to HVAC and fluid transfer.
Understanding of pump, motor, heat exchanger, and sensor selection, testing, and validation.
Experience with rapid prototyping manufacturing techniques and testing of thermal/mechanical components or assemblies; familiarity with lab equipment for data collection (Preferred)
Familiarity with NPI product design, PLM, and PDM processes and how they contribute to engineering change management (Preferred).
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Excellent time management and organizational skills.
Strong analysis, problem-solving, and risk mitigation skills.
Thermo-mechanical design calculations; heat transfer, fluid mechanics, piping design, and HVAC.
Proficiency in using CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks) for detailed mechanical designs & drawings.
Proficiency with finite element computer simulations: CFD, heat transfer, stress/strain (Preferred), and seismic analysis (Preferred).
Design for Lean Six Sigma or related statistical product design methodologies (Preferred).
Technical product and design review: competitive benchmarking, performance, estimated cost, Design for Manufacturability, Design for Assembly, and Design for Service.
Engineering Change Management for NPI and Sustaining products.
Strong sense of urgency and responsiveness, driving projects to closure.
Mentoring and guidance of junior team members.
Excellent ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, customers, and external partners.
Ability to fully understand customer needs & requirements and decompose them into functional engineering requirements to guide product design.
Technical leadership in the design and development of complex projects with cross-functional teams.
Perform engineering design calculations and FEA simulation for fluid mechanical, thermal, and/or seismic analyses.
Able to travel domestically and internationally to: Cool It HQ (Calgary, Alberta), customer sites, and industry conferences and trade shows.
Applicants for certain customer-facing roles may need to undergo additional background screens and/or drug/alcohol testing for customer credentialing.

Skills

Mechanical engineering
Thermodynamics
Fluid mechanics
Interpersonal communication
Communication
Heat transfer
Hydraulic systems
Gas fluid behaviors
Datacenter design
Process piping
P&ID
Building mechanical design
HVAC
Pump selection
Motor selection
Heat exchanger selection
Sensor selection
Rapid prototyping
CAD software (e.g., SolidWorks)
CFD
Heat transfer simulation
Stress/strain analysis
Seismic analysis
Lean Six Sigma
Technical product review
Design review
Competitive benchmarking
Design for Manufacturability
Design for Assembly
Design for Service
Engineering Change Management
Urgency
Responsiveness
Project closure
Mentoring
Team guidance
Collaboration
Customer needs analysis
Requirement decomposition
Technical leadership
FEA simulation

Location

San Francisco Bay area
Calgary, Alberta

Work Type

Full-Time

Experience Level

Minimum of 7 years relevant engineering and/or design experience
Entry level professional engineering designation or eligibility to obtain it in California within 12 months
Experience in the datacenter, high-performance computing, or liquid cooling industries
Experience in customer-facing roles
Experience in product design, technical sales, or engineering of thermal management and heat transfer solutions, fluid dynamics, datacenter, or HVAC products

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Physics, or a directly related discipline.

Salary/Compensations

$150,000 to $200,000

Benefits

Generous paid time off
Flex days
Paid company-wide shutdown during the holiday season
Comprehensive benefits plan, with the majority of premiums funded by CoolIT
Company-funded 401(k) contributions
Annual professional development allowance
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Accident insurance
Critical illness insurance
Hospital indemnity insurance
Auto insurance
Home insurance
Pet insurance
Identity theft protection
Short-term and long-term disability
401k
Pension plans
Retirement health care benefits
Short-term incentives
Vacation (12 days)
Holidays
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plans (Full-Time Associates)
Discount on day care services and caregiver services
Adoption assistance
Group legal services
Employee assistance program
Employee discount program
Education assistance program
On-Site childcare and fitness facilities may be available at select Ecolab locations

About the Company

CoolIT is a company focused on designing new and innovative Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs).
Ecolab is a company committed to a culture of inclusion and belonging, believing the best teams are inclusive.
Ecolab is on a journey to create a workplace where every associate can grow and achieve their best.
Ecolab is committed to fair and equal treatment of associates and applicants and recruits, hires, promotes, transfers and provides opportunities for advancement based on individual qualifications and job performance.

Equal Opportunity

In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any associate or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.
In addition, we are committed to furthering the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) through Affirmative Action (AA).
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.
Ecolab will provide reasonable accommodation (such as a qualified sign language interpreter or other personal assistance) with our application process upon request as required to comply with applicable laws. If you have a disability and require accommodation assistance in this application process, please visit the Recruiting Support link in the footer of each page of our career website.