Cooling Applications Engineer

• Pre-Sales Support: Collaborate with sales teams to present and position Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC), Rear-Door Heat Exchangers (RDHx), and advanced air-cooling solutions for hyperscale customers.
• Solution Design & Technical Consultation: Analyze customer requirements and develop customized cooling architectures aligned with ASHRAE, Open Compute Project (OCP), and U.S. regulatory standards.
• Customer Engagement & Presentations: Conduct technical workshops, site visits, and proof-of-concept demonstrations for cloud providers, colocation operators, and enterprise clients.
• Proposal & Tender Support: Provide technical documentation, bid responses, and RFP/RFQ support to ensure compliance with customer specifications.
• Product Adaptation & Testing: Work with R&D and product teams to tailor global solutions for U.S. hyperscale market needs.
• Industry & Market Analysis: Track emerging trends in high-density cooling, sustainability initiatives, and energy efficiency standards to guide product positioning.
• Represent the company in associations such as OCP and ASHRAE.
• Participate and present at trade shows and conferences.

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in application engineering, pre-sales, or technical sales support for data center cooling.
• Strong expertise in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and energy efficiency metrics (PUE, WUE, etc.).
• Experience working with hyperscale data centers, cloud providers, or colocation facilities.
• Knowledge of ASHRAE thermal guidelines, OCP cooling specifications, and North American compliance standards.
• Excellent presentation and communication skills for engaging technical and executive audiences.
• Ability to travel to customer sites, industry events, and corporate meetings (~30-40% travel).
• Fluent in English; additional language skills are a plus.

• Hands-on experience with Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC), immersion cooling, or high-density air-cooling solutions.
• Familiarity with CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) modeling for thermal analysis.
• Knowledge of data center sustainability initiatives, such as carbon footprint reduction and heat reuse technologies.

• Work with a leading global provider of industrial and IT infrastructure solutions.
• Engage with top hyperscalers, cloud providers, and enterprise data centers in the U.S.
• Be part of next-generation cooling innovations shaping the future of high-performance computing.

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