Senior Mechanical Engineer

Job Summary

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. The engineer 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 FEA, analytical formulas, benchmark designs, etc.
• Runs sizing and optimization exercises for pumps, valves, and flow control devices.
• Familiar with piping layouts, design, and material selection, including PVC, stainless steel, copper, HDPE, etc.
• Uses DFMEA, PFMEA, and DFMA tools to improve the quality and reliability of designs.
• Develops 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.

• 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.

• P.E. certification a plus.
• MSME is a plus.
• Solid Works, Draft Sight, AutoCAD, Revit skills.

• Making Nex Gen Products – cooling the world’s ever expanding data centers.
• Air‑conditioned work environment.
• Benefits start day one.
• 401 K match.
• First year, 4 weeks’ vacation (accrued).

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.

Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) plan with company contributions.