Procurement Engineer - Fans
Listed on 2026-07-07
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Engineering
Systems Engineer, Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineering
For more than 100 years, Modine has solved the toughest thermal management challenges for mission-critical applications. Our purpose of Engineering a Cleaner, Healthier World means we are always evolving our portfolio of technologies to provide the latest heating, cooling, and ventilation solutions. Through the hard work of more than 11,000 employees worldwide, our Climate Solutions and Performance Technologies segments advance our purpose with systems that improve air quality, reduce energy and water consumption, lower harmful emissions, enable cleaner running vehicles, and use environmentally friendly refrigerants.
Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (U.S.), with operations in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. For more information about Modine, visit
The Procurement Engineer - Fans will serve as the technical and commercial lead for air-moving technologies used in data center cooling systems, supporting both air-cooled and liquid-cooled architectures. This role bridges engineering and procurement to ensure critical fan systems meet stringent performance, redundancy, energy efficiency, acoustic, and reliability requirements expected in hyperscale and colocation environments.
The position is responsible for the full procurement lifecycle, including technical specification development, supplier qualification, sourcing strategy execution, and lifecycle cost optimization. The scope includes EC axial fans, centrifugal blowers, plenum fans, fan arrays/wall systems, motors, drives, and integrated controls designed for mission-critical uptime environments.
This position may be remote, hybrid, or on-site, and reports directly to the Global Strategic Sourcing Director for Data Centers.
Key Responsibilities- Procurement & Strategic Sourcing
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for data center cooling fan systems, balancing performance, redundancy (N+1/N+2), lead time, and total cost of ownership.
- Lead RFIs/RFQs for new product programs and capacity expansions tied to hyperscale and colocation deployments.
- Evaluate supplier proposals with a strong focus on technical compliance, lifecycle cost, energy efficiency, and reliability under continuous operation (24/7 duty cycles).
- Negotiate pricing, long-term supply agreements, capacity reservations, and lead time commitments to support rapid data center scaling.
- Technical Leadership & Engineering Integration
- Collaborate with product engineering to define fan system requirements, including airflow (CFM), static pressure, system curves, efficiency (IE/EC motor performance), acoustics, and redundancy design.
- Review and validate fan curves, performance data, CFD outputs, and thermal system integration requirements.
- Support design decisions for fan arrays, modular cooling systems, and high-density rack environments (>30kW per rack).
- Ensure compliance with relevant standards (e.g., UL, CE, AMCA, ISO) and data center reliability expectations (Tier III/IV concepts).
- Supplier Evaluation & Development
- Identify and qualify suppliers with proven capabilities in data center-grade fan technologies, including EC motor control systems and intelligent fan platforms.
- Conduct detailed technical supplier assessments covering test labs, reliability validation, control integration, and production scalability.
- Partner with Supplier Quality Engineering to ensure robust PPAP, FMEA, validation testing, and continuous improvement processes.
- Drive supplier performance through KPIs focused on field reliability, MTBF, delivery performance, and quality metrics.
- Cost Optimization & Value Engineering
- Lead VA/VE initiatives targeting energy efficiency improvements (PUE impact), system optimization, and cost reduction.
- Analyze key cost drivers including motors, electronics (EC controllers), housings, materials, and logistics.
- Support design-to-cost initiatives while maintaining cooling performance, redundancy, and uptime requirements critical to data center operations.
- Market Intelligence & Risk Management
- Maintain deep knowledge of data center cooling trends, including liquid cooling adoption, higher rack densities, and increased airflow/power…
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