Senior Director, Data Center HVAC Systems & NPD

Vantage Consulting; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 143,000 - 259,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term cash incentive

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Wellness incentives

Paid vacation, sick and personal leave

Paid holidays

Parental, family and medical leave

Disability insurance

Life insurance and AD&D

Health spending accounts

Job summary

Vantage Consulting is seeking a Director of Systems Engineering to lead the development of advanced HVAC and cooling solutions for data centers. This senior role focuses on translating customer requirements and emerging trends into scalable products, guiding architecture, requirements, and program execution across engineering, product, sales and operations.

You will drive a team to deliver on time and within budget while shaping product strategy, system-level specifications and costs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering required.
• 15+ years of industry experience with data center cooling solutions.
• Proven leadership of engineering teams and complex NPD programmes.
• Strong understanding of HVAC systems and data center technologies.
• Experience translating customer requirements into system specifications.

Responsibilities

• Analyze emerging trends in data center construction, operation and cooling technologies.
• Assess customer requirements across hyperscalers, colocation providers and other data center customers.
• Evaluate competitive technologies and identify opportunities for product and system differentiation.
• Develop product and solutions strategies based on customer and market requirements.
• Define solution architecture and establish system-level technical requirements.
• Lead engineering teams through New Product Development (NPD) projects.
• Ensure engineering projects are delivered on time, within budget and against program performance requirements.
• Drive the development of new HVAC products and solutions for the data center market.
• Evaluate HVAC equipment and systems across the full customer use chain and analyse technical trade-offs.
• Collaborate with engineering, product management, sales, marketing and operations to develop commercially viable solutions.
• Work with customers and global stakeholders to align technical requirements and develop scalable, cost-efficient solutions.
• Establish priorities, workflows and resource allocation to support product strategy and execution.
• Build strong relationships across the organisation to ensure alignment and successful delivery of data center projects.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Systems engineering

HVAC systems

Data center cooling

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering

Master's degree in engineering (preferred)

Job description

Vantage Consulting is seeking a Director of Systems Engineering to lead the development of advanced HVAC and cooling solutions for data centers. This senior role focuses on translating customer requirements and emerging trends into scalable products, guiding architecture, requirements, and program execution across engineering, product, sales and operations.

You will drive a team to deliver on time and within budget while shaping product strategy, system-level specifications and costs.