Engineering Director

Nortek Data Center Cooling, LLC; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Plan with company contributions

First year, 4 weeks’ vacation

Health, Dental, Vision benefits

Job summary

A leading HVAC company in Oklahoma City seeks an Engineering Director to oversee the design and development of innovative cooling solutions for data centers. This role involves strategic leadership, product development oversight, and cross-functional collaboration to enhance performance and manufacturability. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering, 10+ years of experience, and a strong understanding of HVAC systems. The position offers comprehensive benefits and empowers a culture of excellence and accountability.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive engineering experience with leadership roles.
• Experience in designing HVAC and data center infrastructure products.
• Strong understanding of air- and liquid-based cooling technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of custom cooling solutions.
• Oversee product development from concept to launch.
• Collaborate with Sales and PMO for customer engagements.

Skills

Leadership

Engineering Strategy

Design-to-Cost Principles

Collaboration

Product Development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Engineering Design Software

Project Management Tools

Job description

Engineering Director page is loaded## Engineering Directorlocations: Oklahoma City, OKtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Yesterdayjob requisition id: JR100424Maximize your potential. Minimize your footprint.Nortek Data Center Cooling is a Madison Industries company. Madison Industries is one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world and has a robust portfolio of indoor air quality solutions. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value.At Nortek Data Center Cooling, we’re shaping the future by Creating a Better Tomorrow Every Day! We are a premier HVAC company offering energy efficient and sustainable products and solutions that exceed customer expectations through our employees’ commitment to quality, customer experience and operational excellence.Nortek Data Center Cooling. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.Nortek Air Management and its divisions offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions. To apply, please visit our career site at www.nortekair.com/careers.Other Benefits: \*Making NexGen Products - Cooling the World’s Ever Expanding Data Centers \*Airconditioned work environment\*Benefits start day one \*401K match \*First year, 4 weeks’ vacation (accrued)***Maximize your potential. Minimize your footprint.***Nortek Data Center Cooling builds the systems that keep modern data centers running — from liquid cooling to large‐scale air solutions. Our work supports some of the world’s most demanding AI and hyperscale environments, and we solve those challenges with engineering depth and practical execution.We keep things simple here. We communicate early, stay close to the details, and follow through. When issues come up, we address them directly, not with layers of process. Customers count on us because we do what we say and we keep projects moving.Our culture is hands‐on and collaborative. People take ownership, move quickly, and help each other. If you like working with teammates who are straightforward and accountable, you’ll feel at home.With the backing of Madison Air, we have the scale, stability, and manufacturing footprint to support complex, high‐growth programs.**Position Summary**The Director of Engineering will lead the design, development, and delivery of Nortek Data Center Cooling’s **full portfolio of custom cooling solutions—including air cooling, liquid cooling, and related thermal technologies**—serving hyperscale and colocation customers. Based in Oklahoma City, this role provides strategic and hands-on leadership to a multidisciplinary engineering team with a strong emphasis on design-to-cost, Design for Manufacturability (DFM), and scalable, high-reliability solutions. The Director will partner closely with Sales, PMO, Supply Chain, Operations, and Quality to ensure products are optimized for performance, cost, and manufacturability while enabling efficient execution from concept through commercialization and strengthening Nortek’s competitive position in the data center cooling market.**Key Responsibilities****Engineering Leadership & Strategy*** Lead, develop, and inspire a high-performing engineering organization focused on data center cooling technologies.* Define engineering strategy, technical standards, and product roadmaps aligned with business objectives and customer requirements.* Drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.* Serve as a key member of the leadership team, providing technical insight to support strategic decision-making.**Product Design & Development*** Oversee end-to-end product development from concept and architecture through validation, launch, and lifecycle support.* Ensure products meet performance, reliability, safety, regulatory, and quality requirements.* Champion **design-to-cost principles and DFM/DFA** to ensure products are cost-competitive, scalable, and optimized for manufacturing.* Balance innovation with practical execution to meet aggressive timelines and cost targets.**Customer & Market Engagement*** Partner with Sales and Commercial teams to support key customer engagements, technical reviews, and solution development for hyperscalers and colocation providers.* Translate customer and market requirements into robust, differentiated product designs.* Support application-specific and engineered-to-order solutions for strategic customers as needed.**Cross-Functional Collaboration*** Work closely with the PMO to align resources, schedules, and technical milestones across development programs.* Collaborate with Supply Chain and Operations to ensure designs are manufacturable, supply-resilient, and aligned with production capabilities.* Partner with Quality and Compliance teams to ensure adherence to industry standards, certifications, and customer-specific requirements.**People Development & Talent Management*** Build, retain, and develop a strong engineering team through hiring, coaching, performance management, and succession planning.* Develop future technical and people leaders within the organization.* Foster collaboration across engineering disciplines and with other functions.**Qualifications*** Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline; Master’s degree preferred.* 10+ years of progressive engineering experience, including at least 5 years in an engineering leadership role.* Demonstrated experience designing complex HVAC, thermal management, or data center infrastructure products.* Strong understanding of air- and liquid-based data center cooling technologies.* Proven success driving **design-to-cost and DFM** initiatives in a manufacturing environment.* Experience leading cross-functional product development teams.* Strong business acumen with the ability to balance technical performance, cost, schedule, and customer expectations.