Senior Innovation Engineer, Liquid Cooling Data Center

Danfoss; København; On-site; DKK 522,876 - 784,314; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Pension plans

Personal insurance

Job summary

Danfoss is seeking a Senior System Architecture, Liquid Cooling to design sustainable data center systems. This role will involve creating efficient architectures, integrating cooling solutions, and collaborating with engineering teams.

The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience in designing thermal systems, strong communication skills, and proficiency with CAD and CFD tools. Benefits include a competitive salary and personal insurance.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience designing thermal or liquid cooling systems.
• Ability to connect facility infrastructure and cooling distribution.
• Hands-on experience with engineering and design tools.

Responsibilities

• Design end‑to‑end thermal system architectures for data centers.
• Translate customer and business needs into system designs.
• Collaborate across engineering and support projects from concept.

Skills

Designing thermal or liquid cooling systems

System-level mindset

Thermal engineering

Clear communication

Hands-on experience with CAD and CFD tools

Tools

CAD platforms

Thermal simulation environments

CFD simulation

Job description

Impact You'll Make

You will shape the future of sustainable, high‑performance data centers by designing the physical system architectures that make them efficient, reliable, and scalable. Your work will directly influence how energy, cooling, and hardware come together to support the world’s most demanding digital infrastructure.

Role Overview

As a Senior System Architecture, Liquid Cooling you will help customers reduce energy consumption, improve thermal performance, and prepare for next‑generation, high‑density compute environments.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Design end‑to‑end thermal system architectures for air‑ and liquid‑cooled data centers, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and scalability.
• Translate customer and business needs into system designs that integrate cooling components, facility loops, and rack‑level solutions.
• Define system requirements and boundary conditions to enable accurate simulation, CFD analysis, and performance modeling.
• Collaborate across engineering, product, and customer teams to support new builds and retrofit projects from concept to implementation.
• Drive innovation in liquid cooling and thermal optimization, contributing to next‑generation platforms and protected intellectual property.

What We're Looking For

• At least 5 years of experience designing thermal or liquid cooling systems for data centers or similarly complex energy systems.
• Strong system‑level mindset, with the ability to connect facility infrastructure, cooling distribution, and rack‑level solutions into cohesive designs.
• Solid foundation in thermal engineering, including heat transfer, flow dynamics, and overall system optimization.
• Clear communicator, able to explain complex designs through schematics, diagrams, and well‑structured technical documentation.
• Hands‑on experience with engineering and design tools, such as CAD platforms and thermal or CFD simulation environments, and willingness to global travel up to 50% of the time.

What You’ll Get From Us

• We promote from within and support your learning with mentoring, training, and access to global opportunities.
• You’ll have flexibility, autonomy, and support to do your best work while maintaining a healthy work‑life balance.
• We strive to create an inclusive work environment where people of all backgrounds are respected and valued for who they are.
• You’ll receive benefits such as annual bonus, paid vacation, pension plans, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract.

Salary & Benefits

Salary ranges are listed by location and currency. Actual salary offers consider skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Benefits vary by country and contract.

Equal Opportunity Employment

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected category.