Heat Exchanger Subject Matter Expert

Boyd Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Boyd Corporation seeks a Heat Exchanger Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead design, deployment, and troubleshooting of liquid cooling heat exchanger solutions. You will bridge advanced thermal theory with manufacturing and lifecycle management, contributing to near-term and future R&D efforts.

Required is a Mechanical Engineering degree with 5–7+ years in heat exchange, exceptional written and verbal communication, and the ability to travel up to 50% (domestic/international).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineeringrequired.
• 5–7+ years of heat exchange experience.
• Exceptional technical writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to travel up to 50% domestically and internationally.
• No immigration sponsorship available.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, optimization, deployment, and troubleshooting of heat exchangers.
• Model thermal performance using CFD tools and thermodynamics.
• Determine optimal heat exchanger sizing based on fluid properties and flow rates.
• Select materials to prevent corrosion, erosion, and fouling.
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, procurement and operations teams.
• Review proposals and assist in vendor qualification.
• Ensure designs meet industry standards and safety protocols.

Skills

Technical writing

Presentation skills

Heat exchanger experience

CFD tools

Thermal analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CFD software

Job description

Job Description

The Heat Exchanger Subject Matter Expert (SME) is the technical authority on liquid-to-liquid and liquid to air heat exchangers, including the design, optimization, deployment, and troubleshooting of liquid cooling heat exchanger solutions. They bridge advanced thermal engineering theory with heat exchanger manufacturing experience, field execution and lifecycle management. Engagement will be for near term and future R&D efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Understand the industry landscape and product types, including relative performance, manufacturing methods and relative costs for different design options
• Heat transfer analysis - apply advanced thermodynamics to validate system heat balances, fluid dynamics, and calculate log mean temperature differences.
• Determine optimal heat exchanger sizing based on fluid properties (e.g., density, viscosity, thermal conductivity), flow rates, desired heat transfer performance and specify preferred heat exchanger types
• Utilize industry-standard software and CFD tools to model thermal performance, flow and pressure drops
• Act as the technical authority on heat exchanger technical solution
• Select appropriate materials to prevent corrosion, erosion, and fouling
• Lifecycle Management & Troubleshooting
• Lead investigations into thermal incidents, fluid leaks, or performance degradation to reduce downtime
• Collaborate with engineering, quality, procurement and operations teams to execute program objectives
• Review technical proposals, ensure compliance with project requirements, and assist in proposal assessment and vendor qualification
• Ensure all designs and operations meet industry standards and stringent safety protocols

Basic (Required) Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Exceptional technical writing and presentation skills, with a proven ability to translate complex technical information into actionable engineering solutions
• 5-7+ years of relevant Heat Exchange experience
• Ability to travel 50% domestic and international
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

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EEO Statement

Boyd Corp is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Boyd is the trusted global innovator of sustainable solutions that make our customers’ products better, safer, faster, and more reliable. As a leader in the industry we focus on our people, customers, technology, innovation, materials, and market needs of today and performance requirements of the future. We are always looking for ambitious minds to help us deliver advanced technology to our customers. Together we solve the challenges of today and empower solutions of tomorrow. Boyd is the world’s leading innovator in sustainable engineered material that make our customers’ products better, safer, faster, and more reliable. We develop and combine technologies to solve ambitious performance targets in our customers’ most critical applications. By implementing technologies and material science in novel ways to seal, protect, cool, and interface, Boyd has continually redefined the possible and championed customer success for over 90 years.