Lead System Engineer

Key Responsibilities

System Architecture & Design

• Lead overall CDU system design and architecture development from concept through production.

• Define thermal, hydraulic, mechanical, electrical, and controls requirements.

• Develop system specifications, performance requirements, and validation plans.

• Perform system trade-off studies balancing performance, reliability, serviceability, cost, and scalability.

• Establish platform architecture for future CDU product families.

Thermal & Hydraulic Engineering

• Design liquid cooling loops for direct-to-chip and rear-door heat exchanger applications.

• Perform thermal performance calculations and heat rejection analysis.

• Size and select:

• Pumps

• Plate Heat Exchangers

• Expansion Tanks

• Valves

• Flow Sensors

• Air Separators

• Filters and Strainers

• Evaluate pressure drop, flow distribution, NPSH, and pump operating envelopes.

• Define operational limits including:

• Cooling capacity

• ATD

• Flow loading

• Temperature ranges

• Glycol concentrations

Modelling & Simulation

Knowledge of - CFD tools, MATLAB, Simulink1D Flow Network Model, CAD, Will be added advantage, Refrigeration Cycle Simulation

Develop and validate system models against physical test data.

Create correction-factor methodologies and system performance prediction tools.

Support digital twin and predictive engineering initiatives.

Product Validation & Qualification

• Define DVT and regulatory test plans.

• Lead system qualification activities.

• Correlate test results with analytical models.

• Investigate performance deviations and root causes.

• Drive reliability growth and design robustness.

Controls & System Integration

• Work closely with controls and software teams.

• Define control sequences for:

• Pump modulation

• Flow control

• Temperature control

• Redundancy management

• Fault detection

• Validate system operation during transient and fault conditions.

Reliability & Serviceability

• Drive serviceability-focused designs.

• Conduct:

• DFMEA

• Design Reviews

• Risk Assessments

• Failure Analysis

• Improve MTBF and field reliability.

• Develop innovative maintenance and modular service concepts.

Product Development Leadership

• Participate in New Product Development (NPD) programs.

• Mentor design engineers and SMEs.

• Interface with suppliers for component evaluation and qualification.

• Support manufacturing, sourcing, quality, and field service teams.

Innovation & Intellectual Property

• Identify patentable technologies and innovative system solutions.

• Drive invention disclosures and patent filings.

• Benchmark competitors and emerging cooling technologies.

Required Qualifications

Education

• B.E./B.Tech. or M.E./MTech. in:

• Mechanical Engineering

• Thermal Engineering

• Fluid Engineering

• Energy Systems

Experience

• 8-10 years of experience in thermal-fluid systems.

• 5+ years designing liquid cooling systems/CDUs/chillers/HVAC/ industrial fluid systems.

• Experience with AI/HPC/Data Centre cooling preferred.

Technical Skills

Strong Knowledge Of:

• Heat Transfer

• Fluid Mechanics

• Thermodynamics

• Pump Selection

• Heat Exchanger Design

• System Curves

• Pressure Drop Analysis

• Thermal Qualification

• Reliability Engineering

Standards Knowledge

• ASME

• ANSI

• AHRI

• UL

• CE

• IEC

• SEMI Standards

• Data Centre Cooling Best Practices

Preferred Experience

• Cooling Distribution Units (CDU)

• Direct-to-Chip Liquid Cooling

• Immersion Cooling

• Chilled Water Systems

• Data Centre Thermal Management

• AI Infrastructure Cooling

• High-Density Rack Cooling