Systems Engineer Data Center Thermal & Fluid Systems

We are seeking an experienced Systems Engineer to join our CDU (Coolant Distribution Unit) team in pioneering advanced thermal management solutions that will power the next generation of hyperscale data centers and high performance computing systems.

The successful candidate will be responsible for defining owning and delivering the endtoend technical integrity of CoolITs CDU platforms. This role bridges Electrical Mechanical and PLC disciplines to ensure product requirements are clear interfaces are stable risks are managed and the final product behaves as an integrated certifiable and productionready system.

This is a technical leadership role focused on system architecture interfaces integration and verification not component level design. It is accountable for system level decisions technical readiness recommendations and evidence of integrated product conformance while the engineering disciplines retain responsibility for detailed subsystem design and subsystem verification.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Own and maintain the CDU system technical baseline including requirements architecture operational behavior cross discipline interfaces system risks integrated configuration integration strategy and system verification evidence.
• Author and maintain system level ERDs (Engineering Requirements Document) to ensure clear requirement decomposition traceability and allocation across Electrical Mechanical and Control Systems domains.
• Establish and maintain the requirements source register and technical assumptions log. Translate customer product regulatory manufacturing service and compliance inputs into clear testable and traceable system requirements.
• Provide technical clarity and accountability at discipline boundaries through definition of control interface ownership & integration across discipline interfaces between technical project teams.
• Define and validate system use cases & operational scenarios (normal degraded faulted maintenance) to anchor requirements sequencing and verification.
• Lead cross discipline trade studies and maintain architecture and technical decision records. Evaluate system performance reliability safety compliance cost schedule manufacturability serviceability scalability and customer impacts making decisions within delegated authority and escalating material impacts.
• Lead system hazard analysis system DFMEA and the technical risk register. Integrate discipline mitigations link risk controls to verification evidence and recommend technical risk disposition or escalation.
• Accountable for leading system function integration testing fault behavior validation and usecase testing.
• Define the system level verification and validation strategy whilst supporting certification and mass production launch activities with system level technical evidence.
• Review system verification results and confirm whether requirements are verified failed or require an approved deviation or waiver. Approve the technical sufficiency and consistency of system evidence while Test Engineering retains responsibility for agreed test execution and recording.
• Drive systems engineering thinking across the team Vee process development & requirements management tools into the NPI product development lifecycles.
• Collaborate and build strong working relationships with key industry partners and critical component vendors to promote a culture of continuous improvement and the adoption of best-in-class technology.

Position Details:

Travel:

• Frequent travel to customer sites within designated client sites in Washington State
• Occasional travel to headquarters in Calgary AB Canada.
• Potential International travel as required based on business needs
• Onsite at client facilities and remote work locations

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Systems Engineering or similar Engineering/Physics based disciplines
• Minimum of 8 years in electromechanical or controlsbased product development.
• Demonstrated experience owning system architecture interfaces or integration.
• Deep understanding of electromechanical systems including interactions between electrical power controls/PLC hydraulics/fluids sensing and safety circuits.
• Knowledge of system safety and risk methods including HARA system DFMEA HAZOP/FMEA interfaces mitigation verification and residual-risk communication.
• Strong grounding in systems engineering fundamentals & tools: requirements decomposition interface definition functional analysis and verification planning.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or PhD
• Experience with Thermal Mechanical Engineering Fluid Dynamics or a related field.
• Exposure to hyperscale data centers and high performance computing systems
• Experience with high-volume production for industrial products

Benefits

Ecolab provides the following benefits: medical dental vision life insurance accident insurance critical illness insurance hospital indemnity insurance auto insurance home insurance pet insurance identity theft protection short-term and long-term disability 401k pension plans retirement health care benefits short-term incentives vacation (12 days) holidays parental leave employee stock purchase plans(Full-Time Associates) discount on day care services and caregiver services adoption assistance group legal services employee assistance program employee discount program and education assistance programon-Site childcare and fitness facilities may be available at select Ecolab locations.Click herefor additional benefits information.If you are viewing this posting on a site other than our Ecolab Career website view our benefits at Customer Requirements Notice

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