CDU Sustaining Engineering Manager

Socket.dev; Calgary; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vacation and flex days

Comprehensive benefits

Casual dress code

Retention rewards

Job summary

CoolIT Systems Inc. in Calgary, Alberta is seeking a Manager, CDU Sustaining Engineering to lead the Sustaining team for the Coolant Distribution Unit portfolio, driving production support, improvements, and cost reductions in collaboration with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.

You will own engineering change control, reliability improvements, and field issue resolution while developing leaders and maintaining high product quality across the portfolio.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or similar.
• Minimum of 7 years of product development or sustaining engineering experience.
• 3+ years of engineering leadership or people management experience.
• Experience supporting products through production and field deployment.
• Experience with configuration management and engineering change control processes.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems, fluid systems, and thermal management & sensing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the sustaining mechanical engineering of our Coolant Distribution Units, ensuring design changes meet product development processes and project schedules.
• Provide technical guidance to the team in performing thermal analysis, heat transfer simulations, stress analysis, root cause investigations, and materials selection for liquid-cooled solutions.
• Manage the team's workload, prioritize tasks, and delegate effectively, while also focusing on building the team's technical knowledge, supporting career growth, and managing performance.
• Establish change priorities based on business impact, quality risk, customer commitments, and manufacturing needs.
• Coach, train, and guide team members to strengthen technical expertise, support career growth, and build future leaders within the organization.
• Drive a culture of technical excellence, innovation, autonomy, and accountability.
• Create and manage plans for department budgets, the growth of the team, and project execution roadmaps.
• Drive cost reduction and Value Analysis / Value Engineering (VAVE) initiatives.
• Partner effectively with Operations & Strategic Sourcing to align engineering deliverables with production requirements and timelines.
• 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.
• Participate in internal company-wide efforts with other departments focused on continuous improvement, process development, and the adoption of advanced technology.

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Engineering leadership

Thermal management

Quality systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

PLM

Configuration management

Job description

CoolIT Systems Inc. in Calgary, Alberta is seeking a Manager, CDU Sustaining Engineering to lead the Sustaining team for the Coolant Distribution Unit portfolio, driving production support, improvements, and cost reductions in collaboration with manufacturing, quality, and supply chain.

You will own engineering change control, reliability improvements, and field issue resolution while developing leaders and maintaining high product quality across the portfolio.