Senior Mechanical Engineer

Maximize your potential. Minimize your footprint. Nortek Data Center Cooling is a Madison Industries company. Madison Industries is one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world and has a robust portfolio of indoor air quality solutions. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value. At Nortek Data Center Cooling, we’re shaping the future by Creating a Better Tomorrow Every Day! We are a premier HVAC company offering energy efficient and sustainable products and solutions that exceed customer expectations through our employees’ commitment to quality, customer experience and operational excellence. Nortek Data Center Cooling. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law. Nortek Air Management and its divisions offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions. Protecting the Planet Nortek Data Center Cooling builds the systems that keep modern data centers running — from liquid cooling to large‑scale air solutions. Our work supports some of the world’s most demanding AI and hyperscale environments, and we solve those challenges with engineering depth and practical execution. We keep things simple here. We communicate early, stay close to the details, and follow through. When issues come up, we address them directly, not with layers of process. Customers count on us because we do what we say and we keep projects moving. Our culture is hands‑on and collaborative. People take ownership, move quickly, and help each other. If you like working with teammates who are straightforward and accountable, you’ll feel at home. With the backing of Madison Air, we have the scale, stability, and manufacturing footprint to support complex, high‑growth programs. Job Summary This role will support Custom Engineered Product Development in both Liquid Cooling and Air Cooled product families for Hyperscale customers. Our focus is to develop optimized solutions using Industry Standards and best practices as well as following design support from cradle-to-grave. There is an immediate need and great opportunity to support the Market Shift as all the big fish are racing to with the AI race. The Mechanical Engineer will perform mechanical engineering work covering product engineering and product development. This role will apply design engineering principles and practices, managing assigned portions of product development projects. This person will manage multiple project activities in parallel and may lead projects through completion. Position Responsibilities: Works with Sales, Marketing, and R&D to develop product requirements based on customer needs. Analyzes systems using a variety of engineering tools including, but not limited to, FEA, analytical formulas, benchmark designs, etc. Run through sizing and optimization exercises for pumps, valves, and flow control devices Familiar with piping layouts, design, and material selection, including, but not limited to, PVC, Stainless Steel, Copper, HDPE, etc. Uses DFMEA, PFMEA, and DFMA tools to improve the quality and reliability of designs. Develop Bills of Materials (BOMs) Assures that full and accurate documentation is produced for the designs that are moving into commercialization. Works with operations to design solutions that are integrated into the current manufacturing capabilities. Develops advanced designs in conjunction with operations to produce high quality designs that are value based. Works with sales and service to improve current designs and incorporates future needs into the existing platform. Works as an example and mentor to more junior mechanical engineers. Other duties as assigned by the manager. Position Qualifications: Requirements: BSME from an accredited university, or applicable engineering work experience. 3-5 years of engineering work experience, HVAC preferred. CFD, computational fluid dynamics experience preferred. Self-starter and must be able to work cross-functionally. Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills. Preferred: P.E certification a plus. MSME is a plus. SolidWorks, DraftSight, AutoCAD, Revit skills.