Product Applications Engineer: Data Center Cooling Expert

Danfoss; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13th salary

Annual bonus

Paid vacation

Pension plans

Personal insurance

Job summary

Danfoss in Austin, TX is seeking a Product Applications Engineer to be the technical expert shaping data center liquid cooling. You will qualify, specify, and deploy quick disconnects, hoses, and assemblies in hyperscale environments while influencing product strategy and roadmaps.

Responsibilities include leading engineering engagements, defining qualification timelines, coordinating with Sales, and maintaining CAD/docs in Teamcenter.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in applications, product, or field engineering within data centers, cooling systems, or fluid conveyance.
• Ability to interpret customer specifications, engineering drawings, and system requirements (flow, pressure, materials, connections).
• Strong communication and customer-facing skills for technical presentations, training, and cross-functional work.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a technical expert on liquid cooling components within data center architecture—racks, manifolds, cold plates, CDUs.
• Lead engineering engagement with hyperscalers, integrators/OEM‑ODMs, and CDU manufacturers, including weekly technical touchpoints and onsite support.
• Manage product qualification activities: define timelines, drive feasibility and validation testing, coordinate with other engineering function, operations, and maintain customer open-items trackers.
• Execute quotation and part activation processes: coordinate with Sales, complete cost/lead time work, assign CRNs, and ensure smooth product setup in Salesforce and SAP.
• Maintain technical documentation and revision control in Teamcenter, ensuring accuracy when sharing drawings and specifications.
• Deliver trainings, webinars, application notes, and customer‑ready technical presentations.
• Capture Voice of Customer (VOC) insights and translate market/engineering trends into inputs for product development and the long‑term roadmap.

Skills

liquid cooling

data center

customer-facing

technical presentations

engineering drawings

Tools

Teamcenter

SAP

Salesforce

Job description

Danfoss in Austin, TX is seeking a Product Applications Engineer to be the technical expert shaping data center liquid cooling. You will qualify, specify, and deploy quick disconnects, hoses, and assemblies in hyperscale environments while influencing product strategy and roadmaps.

Responsibilities include leading engineering engagements, defining qualification timelines, coordinating with Sales, and maintaining CAD/docs in Teamcenter.