Data Center Cooling Design Engineer

Ingersoll Rand; Grants Pass (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Ingersoll Rand seeks a Cooling System Design Engineer to develop and deliver cooling infrastructure for hyperscale, enterprise, and colocation data center projects. You will design efficient, reliable, and sustainable thermal management solutions for mission-critical environments.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure performance, energy efficiency, and scalability across the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in HVAC, mission-critical facilities, or data center infrastructure design.
• Experience performing HVAC load calculations and system sizing.
• Proficiency with engineering design software such as AutoCAD, Revit, BIM platforms, HVAC modeling tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs for data center cooling systems.
• Design and optimize chilled water, direct expansion (DX), liquid cooling, air-side and water-side economization systems.
• Perform cooling load calculations and thermal analyses for white space, support spaces, and critical infrastructure areas.
• Develop HVAC system layouts, piping schematics, flow diagrams, and equipment specifications.
• Evaluate emerging cooling technologies, including direct-to-chip and immersion cooling solutions.
• Conduct system sizing calculations for chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, heat exchangers, and associated equipment.
• Perform CFD analyses for airflow management and thermal optimization.
• Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, and industry best practices.
• Review vendor submittals, shop drawings, and equipment specifications.
• Provide engineering support during procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Resolve design and field issues while maintaining schedule and budget commitments.
• Design solutions that achieve high energy efficiency and operational resiliency.

Skills

HVAC design

Load calculations

System sizing

Data center

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

BIM platforms

HVAC modeling tools

Job description

Ingersoll Rand seeks a Cooling System Design Engineer to develop and deliver cooling infrastructure for hyperscale, enterprise, and colocation data center projects. You will design efficient, reliable, and sustainable thermal management solutions for mission-critical environments.

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, vendors, and stakeholders to ensure performance, energy efficiency, and scalability across the project lifecycle.