Cooling Applications Engineer

Summary

Rittal LLC is looking for a Cooling Application Engineer to support Pre-Sales activities for liquid and air-cooling solutions in the U.S. hyperscale data center market. This role provides technical expertise to sales teams and customers, ensuring Rittal’s cooling technologies meet engineering requirements and deployment challenges.

Responsibilities

• Pre-Sales Support: Collaborate with sales teams to present and position Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC), Rear-Door Heat Exchangers (RDHx), and advanced air-cooling solutions for hyperscale customers
• Solution Design & Technical Consultation: Analyze customer requirements and develop customized cooling architectures aligned with ASHRAE, Open Compute Project (OCP), and U.S. regulatory standards
• Customer Engagement & Presentations: Conduct technical workshops, site visits, and proof-of-concept demonstrations for cloud providers, colocation operators, and enterprise clients
• Proposal & Tender Support: Provide technical documentation, bid responses, and RFP/RFQ support to ensure compliance with customer specifications
• Product Adaptation & Testing: Work with R&D and product teams to tailor global solutions for U.S. hyperscale market needs
• Industry & Market Analysis: Track emerging trends in high-density cooling, sustainability initiatives, and energy efficiency standards to guide product positioning
• Represent the company in associations such as OCP and ASHRAE
• Participate and present at trade shows and conferences

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in application engineering, pre-sales, or technical sales support for data center cooling
• Strong expertise in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and energy efficiency metrics (PUE, WUE, etc.)
• Experience working with hyperscale data centers, cloud providers, or colocation facilities
• Knowledge of ASHRAE thermal guidelines, OCP cooling specifications, and North American compliance standards
• Excellent presentation and communication skills for engaging technical and executive audiences
• Ability to travel to customer sites, industry events, and corporate meetings (~30-40% travel)
• Fluent in English; additional language skills are a plus
• Hands-on experience with Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC), immersion cooling, or high-density air-cooling solutions
• Familiarity with CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) modeling for thermal analysis
• Knowledge of data center sustainability initiatives, such as carbon footprint reduction and heat reuse technologies

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Thermal Engineering, or a related field
• 3+ years of experience in application engineering, pre-sales, or technical sales support for data center cooling
• Strong expertise in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, and energy efficiency metrics (PUE, WUE, etc.)
• Experience working with hyperscale data centers, cloud providers, or colocation facilities
• Knowledge of ASHRAE thermal guidelines, OCP cooling specifications, and North American compliance standards
• Excellent presentation and communication skills for engaging technical and executive audiences
• Ability to travel to customer sites, industry events, and corporate meetings (~30-40% travel)
• Fluent in English; additional language skills are a plus

Nice to Haves

• Hands-on experience with Direct Liquid Cooling (DLC), immersion cooling, or high-density air-cooling solutions
• Familiarity with CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) modeling for thermal analysis
• Knowledge of data center sustainability initiatives, such as carbon footprint reduction and heat reuse technologies