Data Center Liquid Cooling Engineer

Castrol•San Jose, CA
•$102,000 - $190,000

About The Position

The Advanced Electrification Testing (AET) team sits within Castrol Technology and provides testing, engineering support and technical thought leadership to Research and Product Development teams across data centre, mobility and electrification technologies. The team works closely with Castrol Technology and business stakeholders, customers and technology partners to develop and validate advanced thermal management and cooling solutions.

Requirements

  • Degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline.
  • 3+ years of professional engineering experience, ideally within thermal management, electronics cooling or a related engineering environment.
  • Experience with data centre or high-density electronics liquid cooling, such as cold plates, direct-to-chip cooling, immersion cooling, coolant loops or related technologies.
  • Hands-on experience designing, building, setting up or operating thermal or liquid-cooling test equipment and conducting physical experiments.
  • Strong understanding of heat transfer, thermodynamics and fluid mechanics and their application to cooling-system performance.
  • Experience executing engineering or R&D testing projects, including experimental design, data analysis, validation and technical reporting.
  • Ability to independently progress technical work while collaborating effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with customers, partners and technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Execute research, development and testing projects focused on data centre liquid cooling and thermal management technologies.
  • Design, build, set up and operate thermal and liquid-cooling test equipment and conduct physical testing.
  • Develop test methods and apply Design of Experiments (DoE) and appropriate statistical techniques.
  • Perform data analysis, interpret experimental results and prepare clear technical reports and project updates.
  • Provide engineering support for the design, installation, operation and continuous improvement of test equipment and laboratory capabilities.
  • Develop research ideas and testing approaches to evaluate emerging data centre cooling technologies.
  • Collaborate with internal teams, customers and technology partners, representing Castrol as a credible technical partner.
  • Maintain high operational and safety standards in all laboratory and engineering activities.

Benefits

  • Additional market competitive benefits
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