Data Center Operation Engineer

Midea America; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Healthcare coverage

401(k) matching

Career development

Job summary

Midea America Corp. is hiring for a data center operations role in Dallas, TX. The position focuses on maintenance, repair, and optimization of advanced liquid cooling systems and HVAC equipment to ensure 24x7 reliability.

You will lead root-cause analysis, develop SOPs, mentor the on-site team, and contribute to energy efficiency initiatives such as PUE/WUE optimization, while documenting work orders and equipment health reports.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of data center infrastructure operations experience.
• 3+ years hands-on liquid cooling (cold-plate/immersion) operations.
• Fluent in English with on-site documentation and training ability.
• Familiarity with energy management metrics (PUE/WUE) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform daily inspections, preventive maintenance, and repair of liquid cooling and HVAC systems; optimize SOPs.
• Lead root-cause analysis and emergency repair; ensure SLA compliance.
• Manage spare parts and generate maintenance logs and health reports.
• Mentor on-site operations and provide technical oversight of maintenance quality.
• Participate in energy optimization initiatives to improve reliability and efficiency.

Skills

Data center ops

Liquid cooling

Fault analysis

Energy management

Team training

Job description

Midea America Corp. is a U.S. subsidiary of Midea Group, a Fortune Global 500 company and a global leader in climate control, HVAC, and building solutions. Supported by 166,000+ employees across 200+ countries, Midea is rapidly scaling its mission-critical thermal management and liquid cooling business to support next-generation data centers across North America and international markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily inspections, preventive maintenance, and repair of liquid cooling systems (cold-plate / direct-to-chip and immersion) and HVAC equipment; develop and optimize maintenance plans and standard operating procedures (SOPs) to ensure 24×7 reliable operation.
• Lead root-cause analysis, emergency repair, and response for complex liquid cooling faults (leaks, flow/pressure anomalies, overheating, etc.); execute MOP/EOP operations and ensure SLA compliance.
• Manage spare parts demand and inventory; accurately record inspection, maintenance, and repair work orders; regularly produce maintenance logs and equipment health reports.
• Serve as a technical advisor by establishing maintenance standards and procedures, mentoring and training the on-site operations team, and providing technical oversight of maintenance quality.
• Participate in energy management, efficiency improvement, and fault reduction initiatives — such as PUE/WUE optimization, cooling and liquid cooling parameter tuning, and preventive maintenance improvements — to continuously enhance equipment reliability and energy performance.

Qualifications

• Familiar with the data center industry, with 5+ years of experience in data center infrastructure operations and 3+ years of hands‑on liquid cooling (cold‑plate / immersion) operations experience.
• Experience operating or providing technical guidance at renowned data center sites (high‑density GPU/AI liquid cooling projects strongly preferred).
• Fluent in English, capable of on‑site operations, technical documentation, and team training.
• Knowledge of energy management, energy efficiency metrics (PUE/WUE), and fault analysis / continuous improvement methods is preferred.

Benefits & Culture

• competitive compensation package
• comprehensive healthcare coverage
• 401(k) matching
• continuous career development within a global technology company

Midea America Corp. offers a competitive compensation package, comprehensive healthcare coverage, 401(k) matching, and continuous career development within a global technology company. To learn more, visit our Careers Page.

Midea America Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, or disability status.