Cooling Engineer

nVent Electric Inc.
  • San Diego, CA
  • Autofill and Review
12 days ago

Job Description

We're looking for people who put their innovation to work to advance our success - and their own. Join an organization that ensures a more secure world through connecting and protecting our customers with inventive electrical solutions.

WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE IN THIS POSITION:

  • Partner with sales and Field Application Engineers to translate customer requirements - such as rack heat loads, facility water parameters, redundancy targets, and layout constraints - into practical liquid cooling architectures and product recommendations.
  • Perform thermofluid and hydraulic analyses, including flow distribution, pressure drop, pump sizing, and heat rejection performance across architectures involving coolant distribution units (CDUs), secondary fluid networks, rack and row manifolds, and hydronic loops.
  • Support site surveys, design reviews, and deployment planning to ensure clear design intent, constructability, and reduced execution risk.
  • Assist with commissioning and field support by validating operating conditions, confirming system performance, and helping resolve deviations from design expectations.
  • Develop and maintain sizing tools, performance calculators, templates, and supporting technical materials that enable consistent system configuration and accurate quoting.
  • Capture insights from customer engagements and field deployments and feed them back into Product Management to influence roadmap priorities, reliability, serviceability, and future product development.
  • Serve as a technical liaison across Product Management, Engineering, Services, Sales, and FAE teams to ensure solutions are scalable, deployable, and aligned with customer outcomes.

YOU HAVE:

  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical or related engineering field (Materials Science degree is a bonus).
  • Ideally 3+ years of relevant work experience.
  • Experience in hydronic system design.
  • Basic knowledge of reading electric schematics and experience of electrical and electromechanical component selection are desired.
  • Experience in heat transfer, different type heat exchanger design and sizing, and fluid dynamics is a strongly desired.
  • Experience in design and failure analysis tools such as DFMEA, DFM, RCCM etc.
  • Ability to design components and assemblies using 3D CAD systems (i.e. SolidWorks).
  • Knowledge of psychometric analysis and refrigeration a plus.
  • Experience in NPI Stage Gate process and ERP system is a plus.
  • English & Polish language fluency.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Prior work experience preferred.
  • Ability to read technical drawings and schematics.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Knowledge of refrigeration systems, heat transfer, and fluid flow.
  • Knowledge of electrical systems.

WE HAVE:

  • A dynamic global reach with diverse operations around the world that will stretch your abilities, provide plentiful career opportunities, and allow you to make an impact every day

nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world's most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of systems protection and electrical connections solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation.

  • Our principal office is in London and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, ILSCO, SCHROFF and TRACHTE. Learn more at www.nvent.com.

  • Commitment to strengthen communities where our employees live and work

We encourage and support the philanthropic activities of our employees worldwide

  • Through our nVent in Action matching program, we provide funds to nonprofit and educational organizations where our employees volunteer or donate money

  • Core values that shape our culture and drive us to deliver the best for our employees and our customers. We're known for being:

Innovative & adaptable

  • Dedicated to absolute integrity

  • Focused on the customer first

  • Respectful and team oriented

  • Optimistic and energizing

  • Accountable for performance

  • Benefits to support the lives of our employees

Pay Transparency

nVent's pay scale is based on the expected range of base pay for this job and the employee's work location. Employee pay within this range will be based on a combination of factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, education, and performance.

Monthly Gross Compensation Range:

z9,583.30 - z19,966.70 Per Month

Depending on the position offered, employee may be eligible for other forms of compensation, such as annual or long-term incentives.

Benefits

At nVent, we value our people and their health and well-being. We provide a broad benefits package with meaningful programs for eligible employees that includes:

  • Comprehensive Private Health Care (including dental coverage)

  • Retirement Pension Plan for long-term financial security

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan to share in company success

  • 100% Funded Language Courses and subsidies for further studies

  • Reward & Recognition Program to celebrate your achievements

  • Christmas & Holiday contributions

  • Canteen / Meal passes

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Numbers & Facts

LocationSan Diego, CA

Skills

  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing)unmatched
  • Calculatorsunmatched
  • Commissioningunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Component Selectionunmatched
  • Computer Securityunmatched
  • Customer Relationsunmatched
  • Customer/Client Researchunmatched
  • Design Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (DFMEA)unmatched
  • ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)unmatched
  • Electrical Componentsunmatched
  • Electrical Engineeringunmatched
  • Electricityunmatched
  • Electromechanicsunmatched
  • English Languageunmatched
  • Failure Analysisunmatched
  • Fluid Mechanics and Dynamicsunmatched
  • Heat Exchangerunmatched
  • Heat Transferunmatched
  • Hydraulic Engineeringunmatched
  • Material Scienceunmatched
  • Mechanical Engineeringunmatched
  • Non-Profit Fundingunmatched
  • On Site Supportunmatched
  • Partner Salesunmatched
  • Polish Languageunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Product Developmentunmatched
  • Product Engineeringunmatched
  • Product Managementunmatched
  • Product/Service Launchunmatched
  • Psychometricsunmatched
  • Pumpsunmatched
  • Refrigerationunmatched
  • Retirement Planunmatched
  • Risk Managementunmatched
  • Salesunmatched
  • Sales/Support Engineering (SE)unmatched
  • Schematicsunmatched
  • SolidWorksunmatched
  • Stock Purchase Plansunmatched
  • Structural Evaluationunmatched
  • Survey Designunmatched
  • Systems Administration/Managementunmatched
  • Technical Drawingunmatched
  • Technical Supportunmatched
  • Technical Writingunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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