Data Center Infrastructure – Solutions Mechanical Architect

Delta Electronics Americas; Fremont (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Delta Electronics Americas in California seeks a Data Center Infrastructure Mechanical Architect to lead the design, validation, and optimization of mechanical systems for high-density compute environments.

This role is customer-facing and collaborates with internal product teams to translate requirements into scalable, reliable cooling architectures using liquid cooling—dry coolers, evaporative coolers, cooling skids, heat exchangers, and hydronic distribution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in data center mechanical design or mission critical facilities.
• Experience with dry coolers, evaporative coolers, cooling skids, hydronic systems, and liquid cooling infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, pump curves, and fluid dynamics.
• Experience collaborating with product development or hardware engineering teams.
• Excellent communication skills for customer engagement.

Responsibilities

• Design, validate, and optimize mechanical systems for high-density compute environments.
• Lead customer discussions and translate needs into design specs.
• Collaborate with hardware, electrical, controls, and product teams.
• Develop mechanical layouts, piping schematics, and system interfaces.
• Support installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of cooling systems.
• Analyze performance data to improve efficiency and reliability.

Skills

Mechanical design

Customer engagement

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Delta, founded in 1971, is a global leader in switching power supplies and thermal management products with a thriving portfolio of smart energy-saving systems and solutions in the fields of industrial automation, building automation, telecom power, data center infrastructure, EV charging, renewable energy, energy storage and display, to nurture the development of smart manufacturing and sustainable cities. As a world-class corporate citizen guided by its mission statement, “To provide innovative, clean and energy-efficient solutions for a better tomorrow,” Delta leverages its core competence in high-efficiency power electronics and its ESG-embedded business model to address key environmental issues, such as climate change. Delta serves customers through its sales offices, R&D centers and manufacturing facilities spread over close to 200 locations across five continents. Delta has 158 sales offices, 72 R&D centers and 48 manufacturing facilities worldwide.

Throughout its history, Delta has received various global awards and recognition for its business achievements, innovative technologies, and dedication to ESG. Since 2011, Delta has been listed on the DJSI World Index of Dow Jones Sustainability™ Indices for 11 consecutive years. In 2021, Delta was also recognized by CDP with leadership level ratings for its substantial contribution to climate change and water security issues and named Supplier Engagement Leader for its continuous development of a sustainable value chain

Data Center Infrastructure – Solutions Mechanical Architect

Role Summary

The Data Center Infrastructure Mechanical Architect serves as a technical leader responsible for designing, validating, and optimizing mechanical systems that support high density compute environments. This role is uniquely customer facing and works closely with internal product development teams to influence both existing and next generation cooling solutions. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in liquid cooling technologies—including dry coolers, evaporative coolers, cooling skids, and hydronic infrastructure—and excels at translating customer needs into scalable, reliable mechanical architectures.

Key Responsibilities

Customer Engagement & Solution Architecture

• Act as the primary mechanical engineering interface for customers, gathering requirements, understanding deployment constraints, and translating needs into actionable design specifications.
• Lead technical discussions with end users, integrators, and partners to ensure mechanical designs align with operational expectations and long term scalability.
• Provide expert guidance on liquid cooling strategies, system tradeoffs, and deployment best practices.

Cross Functional Collaboration with Product Development

• Partner closely with hardware, electrical, controls, and product engineering teams to influence the design of new cooling products and enhancements to existing offerings.
• Contribute mechanical expertise to product roadmaps, design reviews, and prototype evaluations.
• Ensure new product designs integrate seamlessly with facility level cooling infrastructure and meet customer performance requirements.

Mechanical System Design & Integration

• Architect end to end liquid cooling systems, including dry coolers, evaporative coolers, cooling towers, skids, pumps, heat exchangers, filtration systems, and hydronic distribution.
• Develop detailed mechanical layouts, piping schematics, and system interfaces for both new builds and retrofits.
• Validate system performance through modeling, simulation, and on site testing.

Infrastructure Planning & Deployment Support

• Support customers and field teams during installation, commissioning, and troubleshooting of liquid cooling systems.
• Create and maintain documentation including design standards, sequence of operations, commissioning plans, and integration guides.
• Evaluate site conditions, climate considerations, and operational constraints to ensure optimal cooling performance.

Performance, Reliability & Continuous Improvement

• Analyze system data to optimize efficiency, reliability, and water/power usage.
• Identify opportunities for mechanical improvements in both facility infrastructure and product designs.
• Drive root cause analysis for mechanical issues and collaborate with development teams to implement corrective actions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
• 7+ years of experience in data center mechanical design, mission critical facilities, or advanced cooling systems.
• Hands on experience with dry coolers, evaporative coolers, cooling skids, hydronic systems, and liquid cooling infrastructure.
• Strong understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics, pump curves, and fluid dynamics.
• Experience collaborating with product development or hardware engineering teams.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage directly with customers and translate technical concepts clearly.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting AI/ML, HPC, or other high density compute environments.
• Familiarity with immersion cooling, direct to chip cooling, or rear door heat exchangers.
• Knowledge of water treatment, filtration, and corrosion control strategies.
• Professional Engineering (PE) license or equivalent experience.

Impact of the Role

This architect ensures that customer needs directly shape the evolution of mechanical and cooling technologies, enabling reliable, efficient, and scalable data center environments. The role bridges the gap between customer requirements and product innovation, ensuring that cooling infrastructure and hardware designs work together seamlessly.

Salary for this position is determined by degree, experience and overall rating.