Job Description

Key Responsibilities

System Architecture & Design

- Lead overall CDU system design and architecture development from concept through production.

- Define thermal, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and controls requirements.

- Develop system specifications, performance requirements, and validation plans.

- Perform system trade-off studies balancing performance, reliability, serviceability, cost, and scalability.

- Establish platform architecture for future CDU product families.

Thermal & Hydraulic Engineering

- Design liquid cooling loops for direct-to-chip and rear-door heat exchanger applications.

- Perform thermal performance calculations and heat rejection analysis.

- Size and select:

- Pumps

- Plate Heat Exchangers

- Expansion Tanks

- Valves

- Flow Sensors

- Air Separators

- Filters and Strainers

- Evaluate pressure drop, flow distribution, NPSH, and pump operating envelopes.

- Define operational limits including:

- Cooling capacity

- ATD

- Flow loading

- Temperature ranges

- Glycol concentrations

Modelling & Simulation

Knowledge of - CFD tools, MATLAB, Simulink1D Flow Network Model, CAD, Will be added advantage, Refrigeration Cycle Simulation

Develop and validate system models against physical test data.

Create correction-factor methodologies and system performance prediction tools.

Support digital twin and predictive engineering initiatives.

Product Validation & Qualification

- Define DVT and regulatory test plans.

- Lead system qualification activities.

- Correlate test results with analytical models.

- Investigate performance deviations and root causes.

- Drive reliability growth and design robustness.

Controls & System Integration

- Work closely with controls and software teams.

- Define control sequences for:

- Pump modulation

- Flow control





- Temperature control

- Redundancy management

- Fault detection

- Validate system operation during transient and fault conditions.

Reliability & Serviceability

- Drive serviceability-focused designs.

- Conduct:

- DFMEA

- Design Reviews

- Risk Assessments

- Failure Analysis

- Improve MTBF and field reliability.

- Develop innovative maintenance and modular service concepts.

Product Development Leadership

- Participate in New Product Development (NPD) programs.

- Mentor design engineers and SMEs.

- Interface with suppliers for component evaluation and qualification.

- Support manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and field service teams.

Innovation & Intellectual Property

- Identify patentable technologies and creative system solutions.

- Drive invention disclosures and patent filings.

- Benchmark competitors and emerging cooling technologies.

Required Qualifications

Education

- B.E./B.Tech. or M.E./MTech. in:

- Mechanical Engineering

- Thermal Engineering

- Fluid Engineering

- Energy Systems

Experience

- 8-10 years of experience in thermal-fluid systems.

- 5+ years designing liquid cooling systems/CDUs/chillers/HVAC/ industrial fluid systems.

- Experience with AI/HPC/Data Centre cooling preferred.

Technical Skills

Strong Knowledge Of:

- Heat Transfer

- Fluid Mechanics

- Thermodynamics

- Pump Selection

- Heat Exchanger Design

- System Curves

- Pressure Drop Analysis

- Thermal Qualification

- Reliability Engineering

Standards Knowledge

- ASME

- ANSI

- AHRI

- UL

- CE

- IEC

- SEMI Standards

- Data Centre Cooling Best Practices

Preferred Experience

- Cooling Distribution Units (CDU)

- Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling

- Immersion Cooling

- Chilled Water Systems

- Data Centre Thermal Management

- AI Infrastructure Cooling

- High-Density Rack Cooling

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