Hybrid Solutions Engineer – Data Center Cooling

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• Job title: Solutions Engineer – Data Center Cooling
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $105,000 - $195,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Raleigh, United States

About the role

• Solutions Engineer partnering with sales and FAEs to design and validate liquid cooling solutions. Focusing on customer requirements and deployment planning for high-performance infrastructures.

Responsibilities

• 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