Data Center, Cooling Technology, Greentech, Hardware, Cloud Infrastructure

Mechanical Design Team Lead

Carrollton, TXFull TimeLeadPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

Mechanical Engineering
SolidWorks
Inventor
Creo
GD&T
Weldment Design
Structural Analysis
ASME B31.3
ASME B31.9
OSHA Seismic Requirements

Nice to have

ETL
CSA
CE
NRTL
Tolerance Stack Analysis
FMEA

Role summary

LiquidStack, a leader in liquid cooling for data centers, HPC, and AI, is expanding its US engineering team in Carrollton, Texas. This role is for a Senior Mechanical Design Team Lead, focusing on the design, development, and delivery of large Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs) and direct-to-chip platforms. The position requires a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and 10+ years of experience in industrial equipment or data center infrastructure. Responsibilities include developing CAD models, designing for manufacturability, specifying components, and mentoring junior engineers. The role involves close collaboration with the Hong Kong engineering team and ownership of mechanical architecture decisions.

At LiquidStack, we’re redefining what’s possible in the data center world. As a global leader in advanced liquid cooling solutions, we’re powering the future of AI, edge computing, and high-performance systems. Our team is growing, and we’re looking for skilled professionals who want to be part of something innovative and impactful.

About LiquidStack

LiquidStack is the established leader in liquid cooling for data center, HPC, and AI workloads, with manufacturing, R&D, and headquarters in Carrollton, Texas and a longstanding engineering presence in Hong Kong. As part of Trane Technologies, we are scaling our US-based engineering capability to augment our Hong Kong team. The new Texas engineering team will focus on the design, development, and delivery of large Coolant Distribution Units (CDUs) and skidded direct-to-chip platforms — including our GigaModular™ CDU family — for hyperscale, colocation, and AI infrastructure customers. The team will own manufacturability, ETL / CSA / CE / NRTL compliance, and customer-facing engineering for these product families, working in close collaboration with the Hong Kong team on shared architecture and component engineering. The Mechanical Design team owns the physical architecture of CDU skids and enclosures — including the GigaModular™ platform — covering frame design, piping layout, component packaging, and design for manufacturability.

Role Summary

Senior individual contributor and technical anchor for mechanical design of US-built CDUs. Sets standards, mentors engineers, and owns the most complex mechanical packages.

Key Responsibilities

▪ Develop 3D CAD models and 2D manufacturing drawings for skids, frames, enclosures, and sheet-metal assemblies.▪ Design for manufacturability with the Carrollton manufacturing site and US fabricators (sheet metal, weldments, structural frames).▪ Specify and integrate piping, hose, and fluid-handling components per applicable codes (ASME B31.3, ASME B31.9, or equivalent).▪ Participate in design reviews, tolerance stack analyses, and FMEA exercises.▪ Collaborate with the Hong Kong mechanical team on shared platform components.▪ Support prototyping, NPI builds, and root-cause analysis on field issues.

Additional Responsibilities▪ Own mechanical architecture decisions for new skidded and modular platforms.▪ Establish CAD standards, drawing standards, and BOM conventions for the US team.▪ Mentor the Mechanical Engineer and Mechanical Design Associate.▪ Serve as the senior mechanical interface to the Hong Kong team.

Required Qualifications▪ Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.▪ 10+ years of mechanical design experience in industrial equipment, data center infrastructure, or skidded systems.▪ Expert-level proficiency in SolidWorks, Inventor, or Creo, including large-assembly and sheet-metal workflows.▪ Strong understanding of GD&T, weldment design, and structural analysis fundamentals.▪ Familiarity with ASME piping codes, OSHA seismic requirements, and US data center standards.

Why Join Us?

Competitive pay with opportunities for overtime

Consistent day-shift schedule

Paid time off, holidays, and great benefits

Be part of an industry-disrupting company with room to grow

Work on innovative technologies in a collaborative, supportive environment

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