Data Center Solutions Architect

Position Summary

The Solutions Architect is a senior technical leader within Daikin Applied’s Data Center of Excellence (CoE). This role leads the development of standardized reference architectures and drives technical strategy across the data‑center thermal value chain—from chip to chiller. The Architect will have direct customer engagement and will work closely with data‑center owners, developers, hyperscalers, integrators, and Neo‑Cloud operators to shape design standards, influence solution selection, and guide purchasing decisions aligned with Daikin Data Center Solutions.

• Develop and govern standardized cooling reference architectures for AI‑focused data‑center deployments.
• Define system‑level topology across liquid cooling, air cooling, plant design, and heat‑rejection strategies.
• Architect integrated solutions that align thermal systems, electrical constraints, control philosophy, and operational resilience.
• Establish design guardrails, scalability boundaries, and redundancy strategies.
• Support proof‑of‑concept testing, performance benchmarking, interoperability validation, and technical demonstrations within the Data Center CoE Innovation Lab in San Diego.
• Lead cross‑functional architecture reviews across engineering, product, service, and commercial teams.
• Drive techno‑economic trade studies balancing performance, reliability, footprint, manufacturability, and cost.
• Define control philosophy and system orchestration standards across plant equipment and distribution systems.
• Incorporate field performance feedback and commissioning lessons into architecture evolution.
• Engage in customer‑facing technical discussions with hyperscale, enterprise, and colocation stakeholders.
• Contribute to long‑term product and platform strategy alignment and engage selectively with external stakeholders to position Daikin solutions early in design cycles.

• Experience contributing to or governing formal reference architectures or system design standards.
• Exposure to AI‑focused or high‑density computing infrastructure.
• Experience supporting proof‑of‑concept validation, performance benchmarking, or interoperability testing.
• Familiarity with system modeling, energy analysis, or simulation tools.
• Experience presenting technical strategy to executive stakeholders.

• BSc in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems, Industrial, or Automation Engineering.
• 10+ years of experience as a technical expert in at least one major data‑center domain (mechanical systems, thermal cooling, controls, integration, or systems architecture).
• Experience in mission‑critical infrastructure system design.
• Demonstrated expertise in liquid cooling integration and central plant architectures.
• Strong understanding of redundancy models and high‑availability system design.
• Working knowledge of plant control strategies and integrated system operation.
• Business acumen in evaluating architecture decisions through lifecycle cost, capital efficiency, operational impact, and market positioning.
• Experience conducting or contributing to structured technical and commercial trade studies.

• Multiple medical insurance plan options, dental and vision insurance.
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% of the next 2%.
• Company‑provided life insurance and optional employee‑paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage, and voluntary accident coverage.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability.
• Three weeks of paid time off for new employees plus 11 company‑paid holidays.
• Vacation accrues on a monthly basis, subject to applicable law.
• Paid sick time in accordance with federal, state, and local law.
• Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after six months of continuous service.

Compensation range: $146,900–$246,200.