Position Summary: The Application Engineer I is responsible for supporting the Engineering and sale of a wide range of custom Data Center Thermal Solutions and related cooling systems. The support provided includes the development of new products, pre-sale technical support, answering product application inquiries, and quality control. This role has a strong impact on the success of the Data Center Cooling Systems business and requires an engineering background with knowledge in thermodynamic, electrical, and industrial controls principles.

Duties and Responsibilities

· Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and implement appropriate solutions.

· Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

· Review product design for compliance with engineering principles, company standards, and customer contract requirements, and related specifications.

· Participates in the design and engineering of new products utilizing phased or stage-gate scheduling techniques.

· Works with the production team on making product design changes to improve quality, productivity, or other operational objectives.

· Coordinate activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling and resolving engineering design and test problems as they arise.

· Reviews and approves production drawings / specifications, adding recommendations to enhance design, reduce costs or increase production efficiency.

· Prepares all documentation necessary for production as well as customer support. (proposals, quotes, drawings, BOM, schematics, product selections, manuals, technical instructions, etc.).

· Works with suppliers and outside engineering consultants to resolve technical and supply issues, improve system features and capabilities; investigates sources of special equipment, material, or devices. Obtains quotes, prepares requisitions and qualifies supplier components.

· Able to assist in multiple ongoing projects and meet project task deadlines as assigned by Sales, Operations, and Management.

· Ability to read, interpret, and communicate wiring diagrams, program logic, and electrical schematics.

· Execute proper root cause and corrective action methodology.

Position Qualifications

· Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Equivalent

· 0-5 years of position related experience

· Experience at sizing and design of fans, condenser coils, evaporator, heat exchanger and other refrigeration components using simulation tools.

· Knowledge of specifications, codes, and standards used in commercial HVAC and Data Center industries such as ASME, UL, ETL, IEC/NEC, NFPA, etc.

· Mechanical aptitude and hands-on experience with mechanical components, piping systems, pumps, motors, controls, or other industrial equipment.

· Experience with SolidWorks or AutoCAD is preferred.

· Data Center/HPC Deployment experience is preferred.

Skills and Abilities

· Must have good mathematical, electro-mechanical, and problem-solving skills.

· Able to communicate clearly, verbally and via emails with MS Outlook, or other tools.

· Must be customer service oriented; internally, and externally.

· Must be an active participant in team activities.

· Effectively performs assignments, often with minimal supervision.

· Must be proficient with Microsoft office for drafting proposals, creating tables, charts, and inputting data into templates and estimates. Advanced knowledge of Excel is preferred.