Principal Engineer
Hybrid · Carrollton, Texas, United States
Job Summary
Principal Mechanical Engineer leads CDU mechanical design for data center cooling systems, acting as the technical authority across pumps, heat exchangers, piping, valves, sensors, and enclosure integration; oversees design reviews, DFx, and mass-production readiness; engages with hyperscalers and suppliers, translates customer requirements into actionable design inputs, coordinates between customers and suppliers, supports RFIs/RFPs, VOC capture, and service offerings; supports IOM, SLAs, and service readiness; travel up to 25% and hybrid work in Carrollton, TX.
Required Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, or equivalent experience.
- Experience: Minimum of twelve (12) years of experience with at least seven (7) years of minimum experience in mechanical system design and supplier-facing technical leadership for industrial or packaged equipment such as pumps, heat exchangers, HVAC systems, skid-mounted units, or thermal management systems.
- Ability to read, review, and interpret technical specifications and drawings, including P&IDs, general arrangements (GA), and mechanical schematics.
- Proven experience working across design, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and service organizations.
- Strong negotiation and coordination skills to support pre-award alignment on scope, schedule, responsibilities, and commercial assumptions.
- Solid project management capabilities, including action, risk, and issue tracking, escalation management, and alignment across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
- Domain knowledge of data center cooling systems, with an understanding of centrifugal chiller applications and MCP/Dry Cooler configurations at a system and interface level.
- Ability to front-end and triage customer and supplier specifications, clearly define scope and interface boundaries, and transition aligned inputs to internal engineering teams for downstream execution.
- Ability to effectively collaborate and communicate with Japanese stakeholders and team members in a global, cross-cultural working environment.
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