• Lead the end-to-end integration and testing of rack thermal solutions, including liquid cooling systems in varying form factors and product lines. • Use CFD tools (FloTherm or Macroflow) to perform switch, rack, and system-level thermal/fluid analysis (flow distribution, pressure drop, and temperature profiling). • Design and optimize thermal components using 3D CAD (Creo or SolidWorks) to support seamless hardware integration and testing. • Participate in customer engagements and site visits to understand and document deployment constraints and gather feedback for design improvements. • Partner with factory teams to ensure racks are built with proper airflow, hose routing, and thermal safeguards, while establishing best practices that improve build consistency across deployments. • Collaborate with Architects/Compliance/Reliability and global vendors to align thermal architectures with total system design and international data center/thermal/mechanical standards (e.g., UL, OCP, ASHRAE, ISTA, ASTM, NEBS). • Conduct thermal, mechanical, and reliability testing, analyzing airflow, coolant flow rates, pressure drops, and structural integrity to ensure compliance with the end-users’ specifications. • Develop and maintain design documentation including BOMs, wetted materials compliance, test plans, and engineering change orders (ECOs). • Manage relationships with mechanical/thermal component vendors to build out a robust partner ecosystem consisting of racks, CDUs, hoses, manifolds, QDs, and cold plates. • Ensure mechanical designs support airflow management, thermal containment, and integration with cooling systems (e.g., in-row cooling, in-rack cooling, rear door heat exchangers). • Conduct root cause analysis and corrective actions for mechanical and thermal failures or field issues. • May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.