Product Development Engineer - Data Center Thermal Solutions (Full-Time, Lancaster, PA)
Are you ready to help engineer the future of data center cooling? Join an innovative team at the forefront of advanced thermal management technologies supporting AI, cloud infrastructure, and mission-critical applications. As a Product Development Engineer specializing in Data Center Solutions, you'll have a direct impact on the performance, reliability, and energy-efficiency of next-generation computing environments.
Why You'll Love Working Here
Competitive Salary & Profit Sharing: Receive a generous compensation package, including a robust profit-sharing bonus that rewards your contributions.
Best-In-Class Benefits: Enjoy comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k) plan with employer match, paid time off, holidays, and more.
Outstanding Company Culture: Thrive in a dynamic, team-oriented work environment built on collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Career Advancement: Get broad exposure to the entire product development cycle and grow your skills in design, analysis, project management, and leadership.
Impactful Work: Help develop thermal solutions that advance the world's most demanding computing and technology infrastructures.
What You'll Do
Drive Innovation: Design, analyze, proto@type, and test thermal management products-such as cold plates, heat exchangers, CDUs, and air-to-liquid systems-for cutting-edge data center applications.
Lead Development from Concept to Launch: Manage multiple projects, including iterative improvements and clean-sheet developments, to optimize performance, cost, and reliability.
Collaborate Across Disciplines: Work closely with manufacturing, sales, marketing, and customer engineering teams in a multidisciplinary environment.
Simulation & Analysis: Perform thermal and fluid simulations (CFD, FEA) and structural analysis to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and safety.
Hands-On Prototyping and Validation: Build and test next-gen thermal systems under real-world conditions.
Project Management: Oversee project schedules, customer communications, status updates, and overall program success.
Generate Documentation: Create 3D CAD models, engineering drawings, BOMs, test reports, work instructions, and O&M manuals.
Support Product Lifecycle: Contribute to DVT, EVT, and NPI launches, collaborate with suppliers, and ensure manufacturability and cost effectiveness.
Stay Ahead of Industry Trends: Stay informed of emerging technologies, standards, and regulations affecting data center cooling.
Who You Are
Initiative & Leadership: You take ownership of your projects and work proactively with colleagues, customers, and vendors to accomplish goals.
Technical Excellence: You bring deep engineering knowledge and hands-on skills in fabrication, testing, and problem solving.
Team Player: You communicate openly, give and receive feedback, and help drive the team toward collective success.
Critical Thinker: You love solving unique challenges, experimenting, and finding creative solutions.
Motivated to Grow: You're constantly learning and seeking ways to better yourself and your work.
Required Qualifications
B.S. or M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
3+ years' experience in thermal systems product development (preferably in electronics or data center cooling)
Strong knowledge in heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid dynamics
Experience with CFD simulation (e.g., Ansys Fluent, Autodesk CFD)
Proficient in 3D CAD (SolidWorks)
Familiar with manufacturing processes such as CNC machining, brazing, and sheet metal fabrication
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and project management skills
Preferred Skills
Experience with two-phase cooling technologies (refrigerant, heat pipes, vapor chambers)
Knowledge of industry standards (ASHRAE TC 9.9, 90.4, OCP)
Familiarity with data center infrastructure and liquid cooling deployments
Understanding of environmental regulations for refrigerants in cooling systems
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