Staff Data Center Cooling Engineer – AI GPU Heat Systems

Socket.dev; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cash & equity compensation

401k with company match

Health, dental, vision coverage

Wellness stipend

Job summary

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Join us to build the world's best AI data-center cooling solutions from central plants to adiabatic systems.

This hybrid role requires presence in our San Francisco or San Jose office four days per week, with Tuesday as the designated work-from-home day. You will design cooling architectures and review design documentation across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience designing cooling systems for data centers or mission-critical facilities.
• Understanding of hydronic design, heat transfer, pumping, and heat rejection equipment.
• Experience with direct-to-chip liquid cooling and technology cooling-water loops.

Responsibilities

• Own cooling-system standards and reference architectures for large-scale AI data centers.
• Design the complete thermal path from heat capture to final rejection.
• Develop cooling architectures for greenfield, retrofit, and partner-operated facilities.
• Review P&IDs, equipment schedules, layouts, and sequences of operation.
• Coordinate cooling interfaces across hardware, electrical, controls, and operations.

Skills

Cooling-system design

Hydronic design

Thermal analysis

P&ID review

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CFD

Pipe-Flo

AFT Fathom

Revit

Job description

Lambda, The Superintelligence Cloud, is a leader in AI cloud infrastructure serving tens of thousands of customers. Join us to build the world's best AI data-center cooling solutions from central plants to adiabatic systems.

This hybrid role requires presence in our San Francisco or San Jose office four days per week, with Tuesday as the designated work-from-home day. You will design cooling architectures and review design documentation across teams.