On-Site Liquid-Cooling R&D Lab Technician

Trane Technologies plc; Carrollton (TX); On-site; USD 53,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Trane Technologies plc is seeking a hands-on Laboratory Technician (Engineering Technician) to validate and scale liquid cooling systems for AI infrastructure. You’ll own test environments, configure advanced loops, and collaborate with R&D to influence design decisions and deployment readiness.

The role emphasizes moving beyond procedure execution toward owning complex validation environments, with opportunities across lab leadership and system validation in a fast-growing data-center cooling

Qualifications

• Associate degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering, HVAC, Thermal Systems, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in engineering lab, R&D, or hardware validation environments.
• Strong experience with charging, recovering, and handling of common refrigerants in a research lab.
• Strong experience with instrumentation, sensors, and data acquisition systems.
• Familiar with liquid cooling, CDUs, immersion cooling, or DTC systems (preferred).
• Familiar with Data center infrastructure or high-performance computing environments.
• Experience in test automation, scripting, or controls systems (a plus).
• Experience in fast-paced, iterative product development environments.
• Strong problem solving, organizational, and communication skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 5%
• EPA Section 608 certification
• Welding is PLUS

Responsibilities

• Own R&D lab testing and validation of liquid cooling solutions from component-level to system-level.
• Build, configure, and operate complex test systems, including fluid loops, sensors, instrumentation, and data acquisition platforms.
• Partner with engineering to design, modify, and optimize experimental setups.
• Execute and adapt test plans in a fast-paced, iterative R&D environment.
• Troubleshoot and debug integrated systems, identifying root causes across mechanical, thermal, and fluid domains.
• Analyze and interpret data to identify performance trends, anomalies, and optimization opportunities.
• Contribute to test automation and efficiency improvements, including scripting, controls, or process enhancements where applicable.
• Maintain high standards for data integrity, documentation, and repeatability.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and operational protocols.

Skills

Lab experiments

Data acquisition

Instrumentation

Scripting

Controls systems

Travel up to 5%

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Associate degree or higher in Mechanical Engineering

HVAC

Thermal Systems

Tools

DAQ

LabVIEW

PLC-based controls

Job description

Trane Technologies plc is seeking a hands-on Laboratory Technician (Engineering Technician) to validate and scale liquid cooling systems for AI infrastructure. You’ll own test environments, configure advanced loops, and collaborate with R&D to influence design decisions and deployment readiness.

The role emphasizes moving beyond procedure execution toward owning complex validation environments, with opportunities across lab leadership and system validation in a fast-growing data-center cooling