Principal Mechanical Architect – LiquidStack Cooling Solutions
About The Position
Trane Technologies is hiring a Principal Mechanical Architect for its LiquidStack Cooling Solutions product portfolio. The role is described as leading electrical engineering and design for coolant distribution units (CDUs) and advanced thermal management solutions serving the data center market. As a senior member of a product development team, the position guides work from concept and feasibility through prototype, production, and sustaining, with a focus on durable, cost-effective, high-performing, reliable, and compliant products. The role provides technical leadership, collaborates across global and cross-functional teams, supports product validation and continuous improvement, and advances sustainability goals. The position is on-site five days per week at Trane Technologies in Haslet, Texas, with approximately 5–15% travel. The listed annual base salary range is $97,406.66–$135,834.99. The role is not incentive or sales commission eligible.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
- 10 or more years of industrial electrical design or power equipment engineering experience.
- Experience across the full new-product-development lifecycle, from concept design through detailed design, design validation, and commercialization.
- Deep design and selection experience with VFDs, high- and low-voltage components, wiring layouts, and harmonic distortion mitigation.
- Experience in HVAC, industrial equipment, data centers, or a manufacturing environment.
- Quality and customer service focus.
- Proficiency with CAD software such as PTC Creo, Creo Schematic, ePlan Pro Panel, SolidWorks, or similar platforms.
- Strong understanding of design for manufacturability and serviceability, tolerance analysis, engineering change management, and PLM, ERP, or document control systems.
- Knowledge of applicable product safety and design standards, including UL 508A, National Electric Code, IBC/IMC, UL/CSA, CE, OSHA, and Open Compute Project.
Responsibilities
- Own electrical distribution architecture for new skidded and modular coolant distribution unit platforms and data center thermal management solutions.
- Design electrical systems with dual power, redundancy, safety interlocks, and advanced control systems.
- Design and select variable frequency drives, motor controls, instrumentation, and telemetry for flow rate, pressure, and temperature.
- Establish CAD and drawing standards, bill of materials conventions, and design-review practices.
- Lead electrical designs from concept through release to manufacturing and perform short-circuit rating, voltage-drop, wire-sizing, and thermal-loading calculations.
- Partner with global teams, including Hong Kong engineering, to integrate sensors, fail-safe devices, automation solutions, and validation methods such as DFMEA.
- Integrate electrical designs and components using GD&T, CAD, prints, specifications, DFMEA, and validation methods.
- Collaborate with electrical, PLM, FEA, controls, and systems engineers on electrical components, sensors, fail-safe devices, redundancy, and automation.
- Work with test personnel to validate and test products.
- Apply relevant industry, product safety, and design standards to products.
- Drive design for manufacturability and design for serviceability.
Benefits
- Health insurance and holistic wellness programs with incentives, effective on day one for the employee and family.
- Fertility coverage and adoption/surrogacy assistance.
- Up to 15 vacation days, paid holidays, sick leave, and additional options supporting volunteer and parental leave.
- 401(k) matching.
- Educational and training opportunities through company programs.
- Tuition assistance and student debt support.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
