Regional Applications Specialist - Data Centers

Solenis; Clifton (TX); On-site; USD 94,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Solenis seeks a Regional Applications Specialist – Data Center to support the North American region within the Global High-Tech group. You will advise on water treatment for data center cooling systems and collaborate with account managers and customer engineering teams to design optimized treatment programs.

The role requires 5+ years in industrial water treatment or data center cooling, a degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Chemical Engineering, and ~50% travel within North America.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in industrial water treatment or data center cooling operations.
• Strong knowledge of water chemistry, corrosion, fouling, and microbiological control.
• Experience with commissioning, treatment and monitoring of facility and technical loop systems within data centers.
• Ability to travel approximately 50% of the time within North America.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Corporate Account Managers and customers’ engineering teams to design and optimize treatment programs.
• Review system designs, operating data, and P&IDs to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Support root cause analysis for system issues impacting reliability or efficiency.
• Provide product and execution guidance for commissioning of newly constructed hydronic systems.
• Assist in executing water treatment programs in accordance with internal best practice guidelines.
• Conduct Best Practice Gap Analysis to identify gaps in water treatment programs and recommend operational efficiency improvement projects in a documented report, with an emphasis around water and energy savings.
• Quantify operational savings for efficiency improvement projects.
• Lead innovation pilot applications, technical trials and market trials.
• Assist in development of technical marketing material (case studies, white papers, trade show presentations).
• Contribute to technical proposals and standardized solutions for enterprise customers.
• Support Key and Corporate Account Managers with customer program reviews.
• Provide training and technical guidance to internal teams.

Skills

Industrial water treatment

Data center cooling

Water chemistry

Commissioning experience

Education

Engineering (Mechanical / Electrical / Chemical)

Job description

Solenis is a leading global provider of water and hygiene solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, cleaners, disinfectants, and state-of-the-art monitoring, control and delivery systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 78 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over ~23000 professionals in 160 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2025 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree. For additional information about Solenis, please visit or follow us on social media.

The Regional Applications Specialist – Data Center serves as the foundational technical support for the defined Region within the Global High-Tech organization.

This role reports to the Global Applications Manager – High Tech Water and brings deep expertise in industrial water treatment, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and cooling system operation to ensure reliable, efficient, and sustainable performance of mission‑critical cooling systems.

Serve as a technical advisor on water treatment in data center cooling systems (cooling towers, closed‑loop systems, adiabatic and liquid cooling).

• Partner with Corporate Account Managers and customers’ engineering teams to design and optimize treatment programs.
• Review system designs, operating data, and P&IDs to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
• Support root cause analysis for system issues impacting reliability or efficiency.
• Provide product and execution guidance for commissioning of newly constructed hydronic systems.
• Assist in executing water treatment programs in accordance with internal best practice guidelines.
• Conduct Best Practice Gap Analysis to identify gaps in water treatment programs and recommend operational efficiency improvement projects in a documented report, with an emphasis around water and energy savings.
• Quantify operational savings for efficiency improvement projects.
• Lead innovation pilot applications, technical trials and market trials.
• Assist in development of technical marketing material (case studies, white papers, trade show presentations).
• Contribute to technical proposals and standardized solutions for enterprise customers.
• Support Key and Corporate Account Managers with customer program reviews.
• Provide training and technical guidance to internal teams.

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field such as Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical Engineering (required)

• 5+ years of experience in industrial water treatment or data center cooling operations
• Strong knowledge of water chemistry, corrosion, fouling, and microbiological control
• Experience with commissioning, treatment and monitoring of facility and technical loop systems within data centers.
• Ability to travel approximately 50% of the time within North America

Effective collaboration across technical, sales, and operations teams

• Confidently communicate technical recommendations to customers.

This role enables delivery of best‑in‑class technical expertise to data center customers, ensuring system reliability, operational excellence, and long‑term strategic growth. At Solenis, we understand that our greatest asset is our people. That is why we offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits which include medical, dental, vision & 401K, and numerous opportunities for professional growth and development. So, if you are interested in working for a world‑class company and enjoy solving complex challenges, whether in the lab or the field, consider joining our team.

Solenis is proud to be an Equal Opportunity – affirmative action employer, including Minorities / Women/ Veterans / Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The expected compensation range for this position is between $93,530.00 and $137,181.00 plus discretionary bonuses.