Senior Application Engineering Manager – Data Center HVAC

FlaktGroup SEMCO; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

FläktGroup SEMCO is seeking an Application Engineering Manager to lead the U.S. Application Engineering team for the Data Center Cooling portfolio, including CDUs, CRAHs, and FWU systems.

You will provide technical leadership, develop equipment configurations, and support pricing and customer solutions to balance customer needs with engineering standards and manufacturing capabilities. The role requires strong HVAC knowledge, proven leadership, project management, and the ability to drive

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of HVAC application engineering experience.
• Minimum 3–5 years leading engineering or technical teams preferred.
• Experience with CDUs, CRAHs, Fan Wall Units, or similar HVAC equipment.
• Experience supporting mission-critical or data center applications strongly preferred.
• Experience working with consulting engineers, contractors, and hyperscale customers is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the U.S. Application Engineering team.
• Establish departmental goals and individual performance objectives.
• Conduct regular performance reviews and career development discussions.
• Identify training needs and ensure continuous technical development.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, innovation, and customer focus.
• Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and retention of Application Engineering personnel.
• Oversee customer specification reviews and equipment selections.
• Ensure equipment configurations comply with customer requirements and FläktGroup standards.
• Drive standardization of product configurations whenever possible.
• Support Product Management in developing standardized product offerings.
• Ensure technical proposals are accurate, complete, and delivered on schedule.
• Review complex submittals prior to customer release.
• Coordinate pricing activities with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Product Management.
• Improve proposal templates, documentation, and standard processes.
• Develop and implement standardized application engineering processes.
• Improve quotation accuracy, consistency, and response times.
• Standardize engineering tools, templates, calculation methods, and documentation.
• Identify automation opportunities through CPQ and engineering software.
• Monitor KPIs and implement corrective actions to improve departmental performance.
• Collaborate with Product Management on new product development and product standardization.
• Support Supply Chain regarding preferred suppliers and component availability.
• Partner with Project Management and Key Account Coordinators during project execution.
• Serve as the technical escalation point for complex customer issues.
• Support Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) when required.
• Build long-term relationships with consulting engineers, contractors, and key customers.
• Support strategic product initiatives and technology roadmaps.
• Assist in developing application standards for new products.
• Participate in competitive benchmarking activities.
• Identify opportunities to simplify products while improving customer value.

Skills

HVAC systems

Chilled water

Engineering drawings

Equipment selection

Controls integration

Data center cooling

Manufacturing costing

Leadership

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

MBA or Master's Degree preferred

Tools

Engineering software

Job description

FläktGroup SEMCO is seeking an Application Engineering Manager to lead the U.S. Application Engineering team for the Data Center Cooling portfolio, including CDUs, CRAHs, and FWU systems.

You will provide technical leadership, develop equipment configurations, and support pricing and customer solutions to balance customer needs with engineering standards and manufacturing capabilities. The role requires strong HVAC knowledge, proven leadership, project management, and the ability to drive