Thermodynamic HVAC Engineer

Who are we?

At Vertiv, we build products that keep critical technologies running 24/7. We are proud we were the first to protect mainframes with precision cooling systems. We were the first to introduce an integrated enclosure system to distributed networks. We help some of the largest names in the industry bring new capacity online faster and at a lower cost when search and social media increased demand for storage and computing. Our portfolio spans power, thermal and infrastructure management products, software and solutions, and is complemented by a network of nearly 250 service centers worldwide.

Thermodynamic Engineer is part of the Thermal Management Design team within the R&D Department, based in Piove di Sacco (PD) - Italy.

Responsibilities and Role Requirements:

• Manage the development of new R&D products in the data center cooling sector for high profile and well known global datacenter customers
• Work in a multi-disciplinary engineering team on global products focusing on high performance, cost effective design and market-leading innovation.
• Undertaking the direct responsibility of the selection and sizing of the main performing components and design layout for standard and special products
• Meet objectives of cost, quality time of execution, achieving the best trade-off between market and internal customer needs
• Analyze and resolve technical problems as regards products under his/her responsibility

Qualifications & Experience:

• A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 3-5 years of previous working experience on similar projects, ideally in the HVAC sector in particularly on liquid chiller design
• Technical Skills: Thermodynamics and refrigeration knowledge, HVAC design, Hydronic design, some 2D/3D CAD design
• Process Skills: Demonstrates structural process capabilities with focus on continuous improvements.
• Communication: Demonstrates excellent listening and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Initiative: Works independently and is highly motivated to initiate and accept new challenges.
• Imagination / Problem Solving: able to asses' problems, break them down into component issues and determine appropriate timely and cost effective solutions.
• English -Good level - written and spoken
• High level of motivation combined with leadership abilities
• Competences: result-oriented, team player, careful to details, flexible
• Strong PC skills in particularly on Microsoft Excel
• Attitude for teamwork
• Available to travel if needed.

Essential functions:

• Lead the design of new products, collaborating with Marketing, Procurement and Industrial Engineering, being aware of the customer's needs
• Re-engineering of existing thermal products for performance, quality, legislative or cost improvement (VA/VE)
• To coordinate and manage the Thermal new design or re-industrialization steps of the different units
• Approve and review product documentation (Manuals, CAD drawings, specifications, bills of material)
• Ability to understand refrigerant circuits and related standard applicable (i.e. CE, PED)
• Project documentation and progress presentation to the senior management
• Set development, modeling and predicting the heat transfer performance of Vertiv HVAC products and their components e.g. compressors, air cooling condensers, etc.
• Establish methodologies and equipment for thermal performance characterization of cooling components and systems.
• Specify testing under a variety of use conditions to determine whether they meet R&D and simulation expectations.
• Strong involvement in the product prototyping and testing phase
• Validate of HVAC components and system models with data laboratory tests

Position eligibility requirements:

• Good knowledge of HVAC design and thermo/fluids principles including compressors, heat exchangers and fans/pump selections normal in the HVAC market sector. Transferable expertise from other similar industries will be accepted.
• Good knowledge of air-cooled and water-cooled liquid chiller and their unit control aspects
• Good knowledge of application of chilled water product and their plant control aspects
• Knowledge of technical norms on efficiency, refrigerants, pressure equipment, quality procedures and grounding of basic detailed lists
• Capacity of taking decisions as for solving problems.
• Knowledge of the sheet metal working technologies, refrigerant circuits and components.

Reporting Structure:

• The position reports to an Engineering Supervisor in the vertiv thermal EMEA R&D and engineering Team in a scope of global products.