Regional Applications Specialist - Data Centers
About The Position
The Regional Applications Specialist – Data Center serves as foundational technical support for a defined region within Solenis’s Global High-Tech organization. Reporting to the Global Applications Manager – High Tech Water, the specialist applies expertise in industrial water treatment, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and cooling system operation to support reliable, efficient, and sustainable performance of mission-critical data center cooling systems. The role advises customers on water treatment for cooling towers, closed-loop systems, and adiabatic and liquid cooling. It partners with account managers and customer engineering teams to design and optimize treatment programs, reviews system designs and operating information, supports commissioning and troubleshooting, and identifies opportunities to improve water and energy efficiency. The specialist also contributes to technical trials, customer proposals, technical marketing materials, and internal training. The position requires approximately 50% travel within North America. Solenis offers competitive compensation, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a 401(k), and opportunities for professional growth and development. The expected compensation range is $93,530 to $137,181, plus discretionary bonuses.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a technical field such as mechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering.
- At least 5 years of experience in industrial water treatment or data center cooling operations.
- Strong knowledge of water chemistry, corrosion, fouling, and microbiological control.
- Experience commissioning, treating, and monitoring facility and technical loop systems within data centers.
- Ability to travel approximately 50% of the time within North America.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly.
- Ability to collaborate effectively across technical, sales, and operations teams.
- Confidence communicating technical recommendations to customers.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a technical advisor on water treatment in data center cooling systems, including cooling towers, closed-loop systems, and adiabatic and liquid cooling.
- Partner with Corporate Account Managers and customer engineering teams to design and optimize treatment programs.
- Review system designs, operating data, and P&IDs to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
- Support root cause analysis for system issues affecting reliability or efficiency.
- Provide product and execution guidance for commissioning newly constructed hydronic systems.
- Assist with executing water treatment programs according to internal best practice guidelines.
- Conduct Best Practice Gap Analyses, document program gaps, and recommend operational efficiency improvement projects, emphasizing water and energy savings.
- Quantify operational savings for efficiency improvement projects.
- Lead innovation pilot applications, technical trials, and market trials.
- Assist in developing technical marketing materials, including case studies, white papers, and trade show presentations.
- Contribute to technical proposals and standardized solutions for enterprise customers.
- Support Key and Corporate Account Managers with customer program reviews.
- Stay current on emerging cooling technologies, including high-density compute and liquid cooling.
- Provide training and technical guidance to internal teams.
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- 401(k)
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Discretionary bonuses
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
