Mechanical Engineer

Cooling the Cloud. Protecting the Planet

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a part of Madison Air, one of the world’s leading privately held companies. Madison Air combines the nimble responsiveness of a startup with the sophistication and scale of an $11B enterprise. Madison Air is a leader in indoor air quality with a portfolio of 20+ companies and manufacturing brands that help customers move air to powerful new places.

Nortek Data Center Cooling is a leading provider of cooling solutions for data centers, a rapidly expanding market driven by the rise of AI. We serve some of the largest and most innovative companies in the world – delivering superior results, reduced operational costs and sustainable solutions that meet the growing demands of AI, IoT, Edge Computing and more.

Nortek Data Center Cooling is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

Nortek Air Management and its divisions offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions. To apply, please visit our career site at

This role will support Custom Engineered Product Development in both Liquid Cooling and Air Cooled product families for Hyperscale customers. Our focus is to develop optimized solutions using Industry Standards and best practices as well as following design support from cradle-to-grave. There is an immediate need and great opportunity to support the Market Shift as all the big fish are racing to with the AI race.

The Mechanical Engineer will perform mechanical engineering work covering product engineering and product development. This role will apply design engineering principles and practices, managing assigned portions of product development projects. This person will manage multiple project activities in parallel and may lead projects through completion.

• Works with Sales, Marketing, and R&D to develop product requirements based on customer needs.
• Analyzes systems using a variety of engineering tools including, but not limited to, FEA, analytical formulas, benchmark designs, etc.
• Run through sizing and optimization exercises for pumps, valves, and flow control devices.
• Familiar with piping layouts, design, and material selection, including, but not limited to, PVC, Stainless Steel, Copper, HDPE, etc.
• Uses DFMEA, PFMEA, and DFMA tools to improve the quality and reliability of designs.
• Develop Bills of Materials (BOMs).
• Assures that full and accurate documentation is produced for the designs that are moving into commercialization.
• Works with operations to design solutions that are integrated into the current manufacturing capabilities.
• Develops advanced designs in conjunction with operations to produce high quality designs that are value based.
• Works with sales and service to improve current designs and incorporates future needs into the existing platform.
• Works as an example and mentor to more junior mechanical engineers.
• Other duties as assigned by the manager.

Requirements:

• BSME from an accredited university, or applicable engineering work experience.
• 3-5 years of engineering work experience, HVAC preferred.
• CFD, computational fluid dynamics experience preferred.
• Self-starter and must be able to work cross-functionally.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred:

• MSME is a plus.