Liquid-Cooling Specialist - Datacenter

NVIDIA; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

NVIDIA seeks a Liquid Cooling Specialist to support and manage liquid cooling across its datacenter engineering labs in Santa Clara, CA. You will ensure reliable operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of liquid-cooled systems for next‑generation servers.

Work with engineering teams to install and maintain cooling equipment, run tests, document procedures, and uphold safety standards. A mechanical engineering degree and hands-on liquid cooling experience are required, with lab or

Qualifications

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in engineering labs, datacenter environments, hardware validation labs, or facilities operations.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with liquid cooling, facility water systems, chilled water systems, HVAC, industrial cooling, or related mechanical infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of CDUs, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, manifolds, tubing, quick disconnects, sensors, coolant loops, and facility water connections.
• Strong mechanical solving, organization, communication, and prioritization skills. Ability to support multiple engineering teams in an active lab environment.

Responsibilities

• Work with engineering, lab operations, facilities, and site services teams to understand liquid cooling needs for new server platforms and lab deployments.
• Install, configure, maintain, and fix CDUs, facility water connections, manifolds, hoses, pumps, valves, quick disconnects, sensors, and related cooling equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance, inspections, leak testing, coolant quality checks, system health monitoring, and incident response for liquid cooling infrastructure.
• Maintain cooling equipment inventory, SOPs, maintenance schedules, infrastructure documentation, and compliance with lab safety and EH&S requirements.
• Assemble, build and install bench top development platforms and large server systems. Run system tests, collect and report on testing results. Screen modules and boards as part of validation testing and debug.

Skills

Mechanical solving

Organization

Communication

Prioritization

Team support

Education

Mech Eng degree

Tools

CDUs

Pumps

Valves

Heat exchangers

Manifolds

Tubing

Sensors

Job description

NVIDIA has been transforming computer graphics, PC gaming, and accelerated computing for more than 25 years. It’s a unique legacy of innovation that’s fueled by great technology—and amazing people. Today, we’re tapping into the unlimited potential of AI to define the next era of computing. An era in which our GPU acts as the brains of computers, robots, and self-driving cars that can understand the world. Doing what’s never been done before takes vision, innovation, and the world’s best talent. As an NVIDIAN, you’ll be immersed in a diverse, supportive environment where everyone is inspired to do their best work. Come join the team and see how you can make a lasting impact on the world.

We are seeking a Liquid Cooling Specialist to support and manage the liquid cooling infrastructure across NVIDIA's datacenter engineering labs. This role is responsible for ensuring the reliable operation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of liquid-cooled systems that support the development and validation of next‑generation datacenter products.

In addition to owning liquid cooling infrastructure, this individual will support general datacenter bench lab operations, working closely with engineering teams to maintain a safe, efficient, and productive lab environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Work with engineering, lab operations, facilities, and site services teams to understand liquid cooling needs for new server platforms and lab deployments.
• Install, configure, maintain, and fix CDUs, facility water connections, manifolds, hoses, pumps, valves, quick disconnects, sensors, and related cooling equipment.
• Perform preventive maintenance, inspections, leak testing, coolant quality checks, system health monitoring, and incident response for liquid cooling infrastructure.
• Maintain cooling equipment inventory, SOPs, maintenance schedules, infrastructure documentation, and compliance with lab safety and EH&S requirements.
• Assemble, build and install bench top development platforms and large server systems. Run system tests, collect and report on testing results. Screen modules and boards as part of validation testing and debug.

What We Need To See

• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Technology, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience. Solid understanding of engineering design principles, mechanical systems, and liquid cooling infrastructure is required.
• 5+ years of experience supporting engineering labs, datacenter environments, hardware validation labs, facilities operations, or similar technical settings.
• 2+ years of hands‑on experience with liquid cooling, facility water systems, chilled water systems, HVAC, industrial cooling, or related mechanical infrastructure.
• Working knowledge of CDUs, pumps, valves, heat exchangers, manifolds, tubing, quick disconnects, sensors, coolant loops, and facility water connections.
• Strong mechanical solving, organization, communication, and prioritization skills. Ability to support multiple engineering teams in an active lab environment.

Ways To Stand Out From The Crowd

• Experience supporting liquid‑cooled AI, HPC, or high‑density datacenter server platforms is a plus!
• Familiarity with datacenter cooling architectures, facility water systems, chilled water systems, BMS, and thermal management technologies.
• Experience reviewing cooling health data such as flow rate, pressure, temperature, coolant quality, alarms, and system trends.
• Experience with leak detection, automated alerting, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and long‑term reliability improvements.
• Experience improving lab processes, coordinating vendors, supporting safety programs, or helping expand liquid cooling infrastructure.

Widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers, NVIDIA offers highly competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package. As you plan your future, see what we can offer to you and your family www.nvidiabenefits.com/

Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 60,000 USD - 101,200 USD for Level 3, and 72,000 USD - 120,750 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until August 7, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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