Senior Certification Engineer - Data Center Cooling Systems

Mas Hvac, Inc.; Maple Grove (MN); On-site; USD 115,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental plans

401k matching

Education assistance program

Annual safety shoe allowance

Company paid events

Job summary

Gradian Thermal Solutions, headquartered in Maple Grove, MN, seeks a Sr Certification Engineer to lead product certification strategy across liquid cooling, air handling, and chiller lines. You will collaborate with NPD, R&D, and QA to secure market access and minimize certification risk.

You will translate regulatory requirements into design inputs, coordinate testing and agency submissions, and maintain complete certification records for continuous compliance and product releases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Systems Engineering, or related discipline.
• Seven+ years in product certification, safety, regulatory compliance, HVACR, or related engineering.
• Own certification projects from requirements through testing and sustaining compliance.
• Knowledge of UL, cUL, CSA, NEC, NFPA, and NRTL processes.
• Interpret standards for complex electromechanical products with fluid systems and controls.
• Experience preparing certification plans, compliance matrices, test plans, and agency submittals.
• Ability to review schematics, BOMs, drawings, PIDs, labels, and installation documentation.
• Strong project management, technical writing, root-cause analysis, negotiation, and cross-functional leadership.
• Ability to travel periodically to labs, suppliers, manufacturing sites, and customer locations.

Responsibilities

• Own certification strategy, scope, budgets, schedules, and deliverables for new product development and sustaining programs.
• Determine applicable North American and international requirements by product architecture and target market.
• Serve as technical interface with labs, certification bodies, AHRI, authorities having jurisdiction, external test labs, customers, and suppliers.
• Lead certification projects for UL/cUL/CSA and IEC requirements; address data-center equipment standards as applicable.
• Lead performance certification and AHRI programs for chillers (water-cooled and air-cooled).
• Define and review test plans covering electrical safety, mechanical integrity, pressure and leak performance, EMC, and environmental requirements.
• Review schematics, layouts, BOMs, drawings, and installation documentation; drive corrective actions with engineering teams.
• Coordinate prototypes, witness testing, agency evaluations, deviations, retests, and submittals; resolve issues via root-cause analysis.
• Create and maintain certification records, declarations, certificates, test reports, and product-family documentation.
• Ensure certification evidence is complete before product release and manage follow-up audits and renewals.
• Support global market access including CE and UKCA conformity and related regulations.
• Monitor changes to codes and standards; represent Gradian in industry committees.
• Develop reusable certification processes, checklists, and templates; mentor engineers on certification requirements.

Skills

Certification strategy

Project management

Technical writing

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Communication with cert bodies

Regulatory compliance

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Systems Engineering

Professional Engineer licensure (preferred)

Job description

Gradian Thermal Solutions, headquartered in Maple Grove, MN, seeks a Sr Certification Engineer to lead product certification strategy across liquid cooling, air handling, and chiller lines. You will collaborate with NPD, R&D, and QA to secure market access and minimize certification risk.

You will translate regulatory requirements into design inputs, coordinate testing and agency submissions, and maintain complete certification records for continuous compliance and product releases.