Solutions Architect Sr. Manager - Thermal

Vertiv; Thane; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv seeks a Senior Thermal Architect to lead the architecture and technical definition of thermal management solutions for complex data center projects. You will develop end-to-end cooling architectures, including air-cooled, chilled water, DX, liquid cooling and CDU-based systems, while translating customer requirements into scalable designs.

You will engage with customer engineering and facilities teams, lead technical workshops and reviews, and drive optimization for energy efficiency and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, HVAC Engineering or related discipline.
• Typically 12–20+ years of progressive experience in thermal management, HVAC, mission-critical infrastructure or data center cooling.
• Demonstrated experience architecting complex data center cooling solutions.
• Strong expertise in HVAC and thermal infrastructure systems.
• Experience with high-density data centers, AI/HPC environments and liquid cooling is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and technical definition of thermal management solutions for data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Develop end-to-end cooling architectures including air-cooled, chilled water, DX cooling, CRAH/CRAC, liquid cooling and CDU-based systems.
• Translate loads and growth plans into scalable thermal architectures and perform capacity sizing.
• Lead workshops, design reviews and customer presentations; engage with customer teams to capture requirements.

Skills

Thermal management

HVAC systems

Data center cooling

Customer engagement

Cross-functional leadership

Executive presentations

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Mechanical/Thermal/HVAC

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Lead the architecture and technical definition of thermal management solutions for complex data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Develop end-to-end cooling architectures covering:
• Air-cooled data center solutions
• Chilled water systems
• DX-based cooling systems
• CRAH and CRAC applications
• Chillers and heat rejection systems
• Pumping and hydronic systems
• Economization strategies
• Direct-to-chip cooling
• CDU-based cooling systems
• High-density AI and HPC applications
• Translate customer IT loads, rack densities, redundancy requirements and growth plans into scalable thermal infrastructure architectures.
• Lead thermal capacity sizing and system dimensioning.
• Develop conceptual thermal layouts and cooling architectures.
• Evaluate cooling technologies and recommend the most appropriate architecture based on customer requirements, site conditions, efficiency targets and commercial considerations.
• Drive optimization of cooling system efficiency, energy consumption and overall data center performance.
• Support analysis and optimization of PUE and other relevant energy-efficiency parameters.
• Act as the senior thermal technical authority during customer engagements and solution pursuits.
• Engage directly with customer engineering, facilities, data center and IT teams to understand requirements and translate them into solution architectures.
• Lead technical workshops, design discussions and customer presentations.
• Challenge customer requirements where appropriate and recommend alternative architectures that improve performance, scalability, resilience or total cost of ownership.
• Support early-stage opportunity identification and technical qualification.
• Participate in customer visits, technical presentations and strategic pursuits.

Key Responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION

Solution Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Lead the architecture and technical definition of thermal management solutions for complex data center and mission-critical infrastructure projects.
• Develop end-to-end cooling architectures covering:
• Air-cooled data center solutions
• Chilled water systems
• DX-based cooling systems
• CRAH and CRAC applications
• Chillers and heat rejection systems
• Cooling distribution systems
• Pumping and hydronic systems
• Economization strategies
• Liquid cooling architectures
• Direct-to-chip cooling
• CDU-based cooling systems
• High-density AI and HPC applications
• Translate customer IT loads, rack densities, redundancy requirements and growth plans into scalable thermal infrastructure architectures.
• Lead thermal capacity sizing and system dimensioning.
• Develop conceptual thermal layouts and cooling architectures.
• Evaluate cooling technologies and recommend the most appropriate architecture based on customer requirements, site conditions, efficiency targets and commercial considerations.
• Drive optimization of cooling system efficiency, energy consumption and overall data center performance.
• Support analysis and optimization of PUE and other relevant energy-efficiency parameters.

Customer Engagement & Solution Pursuit

• Act as the senior thermal technical authority during customer engagements and solution pursuits.
• Engage directly with customer engineering, facilities, data center and IT teams to understand requirements and translate them into solution architectures.
• Lead technical workshops, design discussions and customer presentations.
• Challenge customer requirements where appropriate and recommend alternative architectures that improve performance, scalability, resilience or total cost of ownership.
• Support early-stage opportunity identification and technical qualification.
• Participate in customer visits, technical presentations and strategic pursuits.

Solution Development & Proposal Support

• Lead the creation, review and approval of thermal solution architectures, conceptual designs, technical proposals, equipment selections, cooling system specifications, technical documentation, system sizing calculations and customer presentations.
• Work closely with commercial and estimating teams to develop technically accurate BOMs and quotations.
• Support cost and margin analysis and identify opportunities for solution optimization.
• Evaluate and integrate third-party equipment where required to deliver a complete customer solution.

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with Power Solutions Architects to ensure integrated electrical and thermal infrastructure architecture.
• Work with Engineering teams to transition customer concepts into executable designs.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to solution architects and engineering teams.
• Support Sales teams through technical training and solution enablement.
• Influence product and solution roadmaps based on customer and market requirements, particularly in high-density computing, AI and HPC.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, HVAC Engineering or a related discipline.
• Typically 12–20+ years of progressive experience in thermal management, HVAC, mission-critical infrastructure or data center cooling.
• Demonstrated experience architecting complex data center cooling solutions.
• Strong expertise in HVAC and thermal infrastructure systems.
• Experience with high-density data centers, AI/HPC environments and liquid cooling solutions will be highly preferred.
• Strong understanding of data center availability and redundancy architectures.
• Experience working directly with large enterprise, hyperscale, colocation or telecom customers.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance technical optimization with cost and business objectives.
• Excellent presentation, communication and customer engagement skills.
• Ability to influence senior technical and business stakeholders.

Preferred Experience

• Experience in a data center OEM, cooling OEM, EPC, MEP consultancy, hyperscaler or colocation provider.
• Experience with global data center projects.
• Experience with liquid cooling and AI infrastructure is strongly preferred.
• Experience leading cross-functional technical teams.