Thermal Engineer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• 5+ years of experience in systems engineering, product development, or multidisciplinary engineering environments
• Must be located within 60 miles of Fredericksburg, Virginia to be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Systems Engineering or a related engineering discipline
• Experience developing liquid cooling systems for AI, HPC, hyperscale, or enterprise data center applications
• Experience with Cooling Distribution Units (CDUs), liquid cooling loops, or thermal management systems
• Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) methodologies and tools
• Understanding of reliability engineering principles, DFMEA, and PFMEA processes
• Familiarity with IEC, UL, CE, CSA, and other applicable industry standards
• Experience with industrial automation systems, PLC-controlled equipment
• Experience with systems engineering methodologies, requirements management, and product lifecycle processes

Responsibilities

• Developing and maintaining system-level architectures for liquid cooling solutions supporting AI, HPC, and hyperscale data center applications
• Translating customer, market, and regulatory requirements into detailed engineering specifications
• Defining system functionality, operating modes, interfaces, and performance requirements
• Allocating requirements across mechanical, electrical, controls, firmware, and software subsystems
• Performing system trade studies to evaluate performance, cost, reliability, efficiency, and manufacturability
• Leading customer requirement reviews and developing compliance, deviation, and exemption matrices
• Supporting technical submittments and managing engineering changes to ensure regional and customer compliance requirements are met
• Capturing, managing, and maintaining customer, regulatory, and internal engineering requirements throughout the development lifecycle
• Establishing requirements traceability from customer needs through validation testing and product release
• Managing configuration control and requirements changes utilizing formal engineering processes
• Serving as the technical liaison between mechanical, electrical, controls, firmware, software, manufacturing, quality, and product management teams
• Supporting engineering decision-making through data-driven analysis and technical evaluations
• Developing system integration plans for prototype and production CDU platforms
• Coordinating subsystem integration activities and supporting prototype bring-up efforts
• Identifying and resolving hardware, firmware, software, and interface issues
• Leading root cause analysis and corrective action efforts for system-level issues
• Developing System Verification Plans (SVPs) and defining acceptance criteria
• Supporting Engineering Verification Testing (EVT), Design Verification Testing (DVT), Product Validation Testing (PVT), and customer qualification activities
• Reviewing validation results and ensuring products meet all system requirements
• Leading system-level DFMEA activities and participating in PFMEA reviews
• Identifying technical risks and developing mitigation strategies throughout the product development lifecycle
• Supporting customer technical discussions, factory acceptance testing (FAT), product launches, and sustaining engineering activities

Benefits

• Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere.
• We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future.
• By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges.