Lead Thermal Systems Engineer – Skid & CDU Design

Central States Industrial; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 125,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Company-provided tools and equipment

Company-paid travel and hotel accomod

Job summary

Central States Industrial is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer – Thermal Solutions in Springfield, MO to lead the design of large skidded and packaged thermal equipment, including CDUs for direct-liquid-cooled data centers.

You will own thermal performance, hydraulic design, and structural integrity from design through fabrication and field support, shaping platforms, standards, and configurations for repeatable builds.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering required.
• 7+ years of mechanical engineering experience designing skidded or packaged fluid-handling, thermal, or industrial heat-transfer equipment from customer specification through fabrication, testing, and field start-up.
• Demonstrated depth in applied heat transfer and hydraulic system design, with working structural-analysis capability using hand calculations and finite element methods.
• Experience in data center liquid cooling, industrial refrigeration, or process cooling.
• Familiarity with AWS D1.1/D1.6, ASME B31.3, AISC, and ASME BTH-1; CSI will train a strong engineer on code application.
• Familiarity with hygienic equipment standards, including 3-A, EHEDG, and ASME BPE.
• Autodesk Inventor and Vault or equivalent 3D CAD and product data management tools preferred.
• Microsoft Office, ERP databases, and other business applications proficiency preferred.
• Valid driver’s license required.

Responsibilities

• Own thermal and fluid-system design bases, including heat exchanger sizing and rating, hydraulic models, pump and drive selection, operating limits, and supporting fluid-system components.
• Lead mechanical and structural design of large skids, including frames, equipment layouts, load distribution, lifting and transport requirements, materials, weld requirements, corrosion protection, and thermal expansion.
• Perform structural analyses using hand calculations and finite element methods, and prepare calculation packages for external engineering certification review.
• Serve as the engineering authority for assigned product platforms by resolving shop-floor design issues, dispositioning non-conformances, supporting factory acceptance testing, and improving design for manufacturing and assembly.
• Own platform configurations, revision control, engineering standards, calculation methods, and tools to support consistent, repeatable builds and reliable repeat orders.
• Prepare and validate the technical engineering content for quotes, proposals, datasheets, and specifications; ensure published performance figures are supported by documented engineering.
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional teams throughout the project lifecycle, support start-up, commissioning, and field troubleshooting, and mentor engineers and designers in thermal, fluid-system, and skid design.

Skills

Heat transfer

Hydraulic design

Mechanical design

Finite element analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Autodesk Inventor

Inventor Vault

ERP databases

Microsoft Office

Job description

Central States Industrial is seeking a Senior Mechanical Engineer – Thermal Solutions in Springfield, MO to lead the design of large skidded and packaged thermal equipment, including CDUs for direct-liquid-cooled data centers.

You will own thermal performance, hydraulic design, and structural integrity from design through fabrication and field support, shaping platforms, standards, and configurations for repeatable builds.