Solutions Engineer – Data Center Cooling
nVent
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Raleigh • Minnesota • North Carolina • United States
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Salary
💰 $105,000 - $195,000 per year
About the role
- Partner with sales and FAEs to translate customer requirements into practical liquid cooling architectures and product recommendations
- Perform thermofluid and hydraulic analyses across architectures involving coolant distribution units, secondary fluid networks, and hydronic loops
- Support site surveys, design reviews, and deployment planning to ensure clear design intent, constructability, and reduced execution risk
- Assist with commissioning and field support by validating operating conditions and confirming system performance
- Develop and maintain sizing tools, performance calculators, templates, and supporting technical materials
- Capture insights from customer engagements and feed them back into Product Management
Requirements
- B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal/Fluids Engineering, Process Engineering, or a related field
- 5+ years of engineering experience supporting data center cooling, commissioning, and/or thermal/fluid systems
- Hands-on experience with high-density liquid cooling technologies such as direct-to-chip cooling, immersion cooling, CDUs, rear-door heat exchangers, and manifold-based distribution systems
- A strong foundation in thermodynamics, heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and hydraulic systems, including pressure drop analysis and flow balancing
- Experience using thermal and flow analysis tools (including CFD or hydronic modeling) to inform real-world design decisions
- Solid understanding of P&IDs, hydronic loop design, pressure testing, and fluid quality management practices
- The ability to communicate effectively with customers and multi-functional project team members in pre-sales and deployment settings
- Ability and willingness to travel up to 50% to support customer engagements, site surveys, and deployment activities
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans
- Flexible spending accounts
- Short-term and long-term disability benefits
- Critical illness and accident insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Employee stock purchase plan with company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Caregiver, personal and parental leave
- Back-up care services
- Paid time off including volunteer time
- Well-being program
- Legal & identity theft protection
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Hard Skills & Tools
thermofluid analysishydraulic analysisliquid cooling technologiesdirect-to-chip coolingimmersion coolingcoolant distribution unitspressure drop analysisflow balancingthermal analysis toolsCFD modeling
Soft Skills
effective communicationcustomer engagementteam collaborationproblem-solvingproject management