Engineer, Applications - Data Center

Danfoss GmbH; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Bonus

Paid Vacation

Personal Insurance

Job summary

Danfoss is seeking an Engineer, Applications - Data Center to be a technical expert shaping the future of data center liquid cooling. You will ensure quick disconnects, hoses, and assemblies are qualified, specified, and deployed in hyperscale and multi‑tenant environments.

Your insights will influence product strategy, engineering roadmaps, and development priorities, strengthening Danfoss’ position in fluid conveyance for next‑generation thermal management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in applications, product, or field engineering.
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills for technical presentations, training, and cross-functional work.
• Proficiency with engineering/PLM and commercial systems such as Teamcenter, SAP, and Salesforce.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical expert on liquid cooling components within data center architecture—racks, manifolds, cold plates, CDUs.
• Lead engineering engagement with hyperscalers, integrators/OEM‑ODMs, and CDU manufacturers, including weekly technical touchpoints and onsite support.
• Manage product qualification activities: define timelines, drive feasibility and validation testing, coordinate with other engineering function, operations, and maintain customer open‑items trackers.
• Execute quotation and part activation processes: coordinate with Sales, complete cost/lead time work, assign CRNs, and ensure smooth product setup in Salesforce and SAP.
• Maintain technical documentation and revision control in Teamcenter, ensuring accuracy when sharing drawings and specifications.
• Deliver trainings, webinars, application notes, and customer‑ready technical presentations.

Skills

Data Center Cooling

Technical Expert

Customer-Facing Skills

Tools

Teamcenter

SAP

Salesforce

Job description

Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment

Job Category: Sales

Work Location Type: Remote

Engineer, Applications - Data Center

Req ID: 51205 Job Location: San Francisco, CA, US Employment Type: Full Time Segment: Danfoss Power Solutions Segment Job Category: Sales Work Location Type: Remote Job Description

The Impact You'll Make

Danfoss is currently hiring our next Product Applications Engineer. As a Product Applications Engineer, you will be a technical expert helping Danfoss shape the future of data center liquid cooling. You will ensure our quick disconnects, hoses, and assemblies are successfully qualified, specified, and deployed in hyperscale and multi‑tenant environments.

Your insights from customer programs will directly influence product strategy, engineering roadmaps, and new development priorities, strengthening Danfoss’ position as a trusted expert in fluid conveyance for next‑generation thermal management. Your work will accelerate design wins, improve system reliability, and support our mission of driving reliability, efficiency, and sustainability in data center liquid cooling. The ideal candidate will live in Northern California (preferably the bay area).

The base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $140,000.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Serve as a technical expert on liquid cooling components within data center architecture—racks, manifolds, cold plates, CDUs
• Lead engineering engagement with hyperscalers, integrators/OEM‑ODMs, and CDU manufacturers, including weekly technical touchpoints and onsite support.
• Manage product qualification activities: define timelines, drive feasibility and validation testing, coordinate with other engineering function, operations, and maintain customer open‑items trackers.
• Execute quotation and part activation processes: coordinate with Sales, complete cost/lead time work, assign CRNs, and ensure smooth product setup in Salesforce and SAP.
• Maintain technical documentation and revision control in Teamcenter, ensuring accuracy when sharing drawings and specifications.
• Deliver trainings, webinars, application notes, and customer‑ready technical presentations.

What We're Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in applications, product, or field engineering preferably within data centers, cooling systems, thermal management, or fluid conveyance.
• Ability to interpret customer specifications, engineering drawings, and system requirements—flow, pressure, materials, and connection types.
• Strong communication and customer‑facing skills for technical presentations, training, and cross‑functional work.
• Proficiency with engineering/PLM and commercial systems such as Teamcenter, SAP, and Salesforce is preferred

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. Your well-being matters to us.
• 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 like an annual bonus, paid vacation, personal insurance, and more. These vary by country and contract, but they’re worth asking about—we think they’re pretty great.

Our Commitment to Transparency

Salary ranges listed reflect only primary location and currency. For local salary ranges and specific benefits in your preferred hiring location, please ask your Talent Acquisition representative for more information.

The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Any benefits listed do not promise or guarantee any particular benefit or specific action. They may depend on country or contract specifics and are subject to change at any time without prior notice.

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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.

Danfoss engineers solutions that increase machine productivity, reduce emissions, lower energy consumption, and enable electrification.

Our solutions are used in areas such as refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, power conversion, motor control, industrial machinery, marine, and on- and off-highway equipment. We also provide solutions for data centers, renewable energy, energy storage, heat recovery, as well as contribute to district energy solutions for cities.

Our innovative engineering dates back to 1933. Danfoss is family-owned and employs over 39,000 people. We create long-term value for our customers in more than 100 countries with a global footprint of around 100 factories.