Global Applications Engineer

Insight Global; United States; On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Senior Application Engineer – Thermal Systems to support development, integration, and promotion of advanced thermal infrastructure for modern data centers. This highly consultative, customer-facing role evaluates requirements and selects cooling and supporting infrastructure technologies for large-scale facilities.

You will collaborate with customers, sales, product managers, and engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions, perform thermal calculations, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• Mechanical engineering degree strongly preferred.
• 5+ years in application or solutions engineering roles.
• Experience with HVAC, cooling, thermal management or energy infra.
• Data center thermal management experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication; customer-facing.
• Proficiency with MS Office and Smartsheet.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools, calculators, and technical documentation for data center designs.
• Evaluate customer requirements to determine optimal thermal system solutions.
• Integrate thermal infrastructure products into data center environments.
• Perform project-specific thermal calculations (heat recovery, chillers, storage, cooling).
• Create literature, benchmarks, and sales tools; deliver presentations and trainings.
• Collaborate with product management and engineering to research trends.
• Support greenfield and upgrade data center projects.
• Assist customers in determining how multiple technologies fit together.

Skills

Applications engineering

Solutions engineering

Thermal systems

Data center knowledge

Customer-facing communication

Project management

HVAC

Analytical thinking

Microsoft Office

Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Energy Engineering

Tools

Smartsheet

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Travel: Up to 25% travel (approximately one week per month at customer sites)

Data Centers | Mission Critical Infrastructure | HVAC | Thermal Management | Energy Systems

Our client is seeking a highly motivated Senior Application Engineer – Thermal Systems to support the development, integration, and promotion of advanced thermal infrastructure solutions for modern data center environments.

This role is focused on helping customers evaluate project requirements and apply the appropriate combination of thermal, cooling, and supporting infrastructure technologies to support large-scale mission-critical facilities.

The ideal candidate will have a strong mechanical engineering background combined with applications engineering experience supporting HVAC, cooling, thermal management, or energy infrastructure projects. This individual will work closely with customers, sales teams, product managers, and engineering teams to develop integrated solutions that meet both technical and business objectives.

This is a highly consultative, customer-facing applications engineering role rather than a traditional design engineering position.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop tools, calculators, and technical documentation supporting data center reference designs.
• Evaluate customer requirements and project scope to determine optimal thermal system solutions.
• Integrate thermal infrastructure products into data center environments connected to utility grids or on-site power generation systems.
• Perform project-specific thermal calculations and analyses related to:
• Heat recovery systems
• Electric chillers
• Thermal energy storage
• Cooling infrastructure
• Support the introduction and integration of new technologies including cold storage systems, absorption chillers, and gas-powered cooling solutions.
• Develop and maintain technical literature, benchmark studies, presentations, sales tools, and customer-facing collateral.
• Collaborate with product management and engineering teams to research market trends, customer needs, competitive offerings, and emerging technologies.
• Gather and analyze customer feedback to support future product development and business cases.
• Prepare and deliver technical presentations, product demonstrations, competitive analyses, and training materials.
• Participate in customer meetings, workshops, and technical training sessions.
• Support both greenfield data center developments and upgrades to existing mission-critical facilities.
• Help customers determine how multiple technologies fit together as part of a comprehensive thermal infrastructure solution.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required.
• Mechanical Engineering degree strongly preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in: Application Engineering, Solutions Engineering, Systems Engineering, Product Application Engineering, Technical Consulting
• Experience supporting HVAC, cooling systems, thermal management, chiller systems, or related infrastructure.
• Data center thermal management experience.
• Strong technical aptitude with the ability to translate customer requirements into engineered solutions.
• Experience evaluating customer project requirements and selecting appropriate products or technologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Customer-facing experience supporting technical discussions and solution development.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Smartsheet, and other business applications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Energy Engineering.
• Experience with:
• Heat recovery systems
• Electric chillers
• Thermal storage technologies
• Advanced cooling infrastructure
• Exposure to power generation technologies and integration with facility infrastructure.
• Experience supporting mission-critical facilities or large-scale industrial infrastructure projects.

What the Client Is Really Looking For

The hiring manager is seeking a Mechanical Engineer with an Applications Engineering mindset who understands how thermal technologies are applied in real-world customer environments.

This person should be comfortable reviewing a customer project, understanding the requirements, and determining:

• Which products should be selected
• Which cooling technologies are most appropriate
• How multiple systems fit together
• How to build the best overall solution for the customer

This is not a pure design engineering role.

The ideal candidate has experience helping customers solve infrastructure challenges by selecting and integrating thermal technologies into larger systems.