Hyperscale Data Center Cooling Engineer

Ingersoll Rand

Crescent (OR)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Ingersoll Rand is seeking a Cooling System Design Engineer to support the design, development, and delivery of cooling infrastructure for hyperscale, enterprise, and colocation data center projects. You will design efficient, reliable, and sustainable thermal management solutions to meet performance, energy efficiency, scalability, and operational requirements.

The role collaborates with multidisciplinary engineering teams, equipment vendors, construction partners, and project stakeholders to

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree preferred in Mechanical Engineering or related field.
5+ years of experience in HVAC, mission-critical facilities, or data center infrastructure design.
1+ years of experience performing HVAC load calculations and system sizing.

Responsibilities

Develop conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs for data center cooling systems.
Design and optimize chilled water, direct expansion (DX), liquid cooling, air-side and water-side economization systems.
Perform cooling load calculations and thermal analyses for white space, support spaces, and critical infrastructure areas.
Develop HVAC system layouts, piping schematics, flow diagrams, and equipment specifications.
Evaluate emerging cooling technologies, including direct-to-chip and immersion cooling solutions.
Conduct system sizing calculations for chillers, cooling towers, CRAH/CRAC units, pumps, heat exchangers, and associated equipment.
Perform computational modeling and simulations to validate cooling performance and energy efficiency.
Support CFD analyses for airflow management and thermal optimization.
Ensure designs comply with applicable codes, standards, and industry best practices.
Support project planning, design reviews, and technical coordination throughout all project phases.
Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, structural, controls, and commissioning teams.
Review vendor submittals, shop drawings, and equipment specifications.
Provide engineering support during procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities.
Resolve design and field issues while maintaining schedule and budget commitments.
Design solutions that achieve high levels of energy efficiency and operational resiliency.
Support PUE optimization initiatives.
Evaluate energy consumption and lifecycle cost impacts of cooling system alternatives.
Contribute to corporate sustainability and carbon reduction goals.
Prepare engineering reports, calculations, technical specifications, and design documentation.
Develop and maintain design standards and best practices for data center cooling infrastructure.
Ensure complete and accurate project documentation is maintained throughout the project lifecycle.